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Chapter 604: Unveiling the Truth
Chapter 604: Unveiling the Truth
At this moment, Chu Ning remained calm and followed Xu Qingbai as they continued their journey into the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect.
He explained, "I did indeed obtain some heritage arrays of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect from a fellow cultivator.
And I was entrusted by this fellow cultivator to deliver these array legacies to your sect."
Upon hearing Chu Ning's words, Xu Qingbai and several other Core Formation Cultivators of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect immediately showed joy on their faces.
Xu Qingbai did not rush to ask further questions but politely led Chu Ning into the main hall of the sect.
Then, he arranged for the finest spirit tea to be served.
Chu Ning was well aware that Xu Qingbai's thoughts had long been focused on the heritage arrays, so he took out a jade slip from his storage bag.
It was the jade slip containing the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect's array legacies that Di Yan had obtained and organized, which Chu Ning had divided into two parts for inscription.
This jade slip was just one of them.
Although he had already sensed the arrays upon entering the sect's gates and confirmed that they were indeed derived from the same source as the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect's arrays he knew, Chu Ning decided not to reveal everything until he had a clearer understanding of the sect's situation.
The arrays inscribed on the jade slip that Chu Ning took out were not the highest-level ones among all the arrays.
Nevertheless, after examining the jade slip, Xu Qingbai's face still showed excitement and delight.
"These are indeed our sect's heritage arrays, and many of them have already been lost within the sect!
This is wonderful! Truly wonderful!"
As he spoke, Xu Qingbai passed the jade slip to the female cultivator beside him, who was filled with anticipation.
Then, he turned to Chu Ning.
"Fellow Daoist Li, this jade slip is of utmost importance to our sect.
I wonder if you could share the identity of the person who entrusted you with this task."
Chu Ning did not hide the truth and replied directly, "The fellow cultivator's name is Di Yan, a loose cultivator who passed away several decades ago.
These arrays were given to me by him before his passing.
Fellow Daoist Xu, I have also studied and understood these arrays, so please do not be offended."
"Fellow Daoist Li, you are too kind," Xu Qingbai said. "For you to bring back these sect's heritage arrays, I and my fellow sect members are eternally grateful."
As he spoke, a puzzled look appeared on Xu Qingbai's face.
"Di Yan, this name is indeed unfamiliar to me.
I am quite familiar with many cultivators on the Skylid Continent who are well-versed in arrays, but I have never heard of such a name."
Xu Qingbai's face showed confusion and bewilderment as he spoke.
Seeing this, Chu Ning smiled and asked, "Fellow Daoist Xu, is there something amiss?"
Xu Qingbai replied with a regretful expression, "It's not that there's anything wrong, but I'm wondering how our sect's heritage ended up in the hands of Fellow Daoist Di.
These lost heritage arrays are just a part of what our sect has lost.
I was hoping to find some clues that could help us retrieve the rest."
Upon hearing Xu Qingbai's words, Chu Ning did not respond directly but asked, "Fellow Daoist Xu, your sect's arrays are quite ingenious, and it seems that your sect was once powerful.
Why is it now confined to a remote area? Moreover, I have been searching for your sect's location but couldn't find it."
Hearing Chu Ning's words, Xu Qingbai sighed and said, "This is mainly because our sect encountered a great calamity a thousand years ago.
At that time, we had a conflict with a Demigod Cultivator from the Skylid Continent, who joined forces with other cultivators to invade our sect.
Many of our sect's elders perished in that battle, and only a small number managed to escape through a teleportation array within the sect."
Xu Qingbai let out a bitter laugh as he spoke.
"As for why you couldn't find our sect before, it's because all our cultivators have hidden their identities and even changed the sect's name.
We only learned a hundred years ago that the Demigod Cultivator had passed away.
After waiting for another hundred years to ensure that he didn't leave behind many disciples, we restored our original sect name."
Upon hearing this, Chu Ning was slightly surprised.
He hadn't expected that the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect had encountered a calamity a thousand years ago.
It seemed that although the Skylid Continent hadn't faced any major disasters, the constant conflicts were not few.
Now that Chu Ning had a clear understanding of the situation, he prepared to take out the other jade slip that recorded the array legacies.
So, he casually asked, "Fellow Daoist Xu, does your sect still have Nascent Soul Cultivators?"
Xu Qingbai shook his head and sighed, "The cultivators of our sect have always focused on studying arrays and are not as skilled in cultivation techniques as other sects.
During the sect's calamity a thousand years ago, there were Nascent Soul elders, but they all perished in that battle.
In the past thousand years, no Nascent Soul Cultivators have emerged."
Hearing this, Chu Ning gained a deeper understanding of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect's situation.
A thousand years ago, the sect was renamed and reorganized, but there was no Nascent Soul Cultivator presiding over it.
Indeed, their strength was comparable to that of the Qingxi Sect, where he had previously resided.
However, in a place like the Skylid Continent, their status was still inferior to that of the Qingxi Sect.
No wonder the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect could only remain in such a small area.
As this thought flashed through his mind, Chu Ning casually took out another jade slip from his storage bag.
He smiled and passed it to Xu Qingbai.
"Friend Xu, please take a look at the array formation recorded in this jade slip."
Xu Qingbai, puzzled, accepted the jade slip from Chu Ning.
After scanning it with his divine sense, his face first showed surprise, then joy.
"This..."
Xu Qingbai stood up and looked at Chu Ning, unable to speak for a moment.
The other Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect cultivators saw Xu Qingbai's reaction.
They had been silent, having just obtained a partial array formation heritage, but now they all looked at each other in astonishment.
The female cultivator reached out and took the jade slip from Xu Qingbai, scanned it with her divine sense, and then her voice trembled.
"Purple Thunder Sword Array, Mysterious Seven Illusion Array, Omnipresent Sky Net Array..."
With each array formation name she spoke, her voice trembled a little more.
The faces of the two male cultivators also showed increasing excitement.
When the female cultivator mentioned the Omnipresent Sky Net Array, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Omnipresent Sky Net Array? Could it be that there really is a method to set up this array?"
Chu Ning was slightly surprised by their reactions.
He acknowledged that these array formations were indeed profound.
However, he thought that there might be some special significance to these formations for them, otherwise, they wouldn't be so overwhelmed.
At this moment, Xu Qingbai, who had spoken first, finally managed to control his excitement.
But as he stood there, he bowed deeply to Chu Ning.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for returning our sect's heritage. This great kindness will be forever remembered by all members of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect!"
Following Xu Qingbai's lead, the other three also bowed to Chu Ning.
Chu Ning was still a bit confused by the situation, so he didn't rush to move away.
After receiving their bow, he looked at Xu Qingbai with some puzzlement.
Xu Qingbai suddenly said,
"Fellow Daoist Li, please set up a seal to prevent our conversation from being overheard by other sect members."
As he spoke, his tone was surprisingly respectful.
Chu Ning gave him a meaningful look.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he directly set up a seal.
At this moment, he didn't deliberately hide his cultivation; the mana used to activate the seal was enough for the others to sense that he had reached the Nascent Soul stage.
By slightly sensing it, they could tell that Chu Ning had Nascent Soul cultivation.
He did this because Chu Ning's intuition told him that Xu Qingbai had probably guessed his Nascent Soul cultivation level.
Sure enough, as soon as Chu Ning finished setting up the seal, Xu Qingbai bowed slightly again.
"Junior Xu Qingbai greets Senior Chu!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Ning's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness.
The aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator emerged, and a powerful pressure bore down on the group.
Their faces changed as they felt the pressure.
Not only had Xu Qingbai discerned his Nascent Soul cultivation, but he also seemed to know his identity, which was beyond Chu Ning's expectations.
Xu Qingbai's expression, however, was the calmest. He bowed respectfully.
"Senior, please calm your anger and allow me to explain the situation."
Chu Ning's aura slightly subsided.
Xu Qingbai immediately spoke up,
"Senior Chu, the completeness of the array formations recorded in this jade slip has exceeded our expectations.
Some of them were even lost a thousand years ago during our sect's crisis.
The only person who had such a complete array formation heritage was a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from our sect who left for the North Frigid Region ten thousand years ago and never returned."
Hearing this, Chu Ning had a general idea of the reason.
Xu Qingbai continued respectfully,
"Having come from the North Frigid Region and appearing here, it can only be the famous Chu Ning from the Skylid Continent."
"You are quite clever!"
Chu Ning spoke calmly, and his appearance and voice returned to their youthful state.
Xu Qingbai was prepared, and his expression remained unchanged.
However, the other Core Formation cultivators of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect looked at Chu Ning with a hint of reverence in their eyes.
Chu Ning's reputation on the Skylid Continent was indeed formidable.
With mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, he had fought against the two strongest late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators on the continent.
As Core Formation cultivators, they knew that if Chu Ning had the slightest thought, they would all die instantly.
Especially the following words from Chu Ning made their hearts skip a beat.
"Xu Zongzhu could have pretended to know nothing, but instead, he exposed my identity.
Does he not fear that I, Chu, will kill him to silence him?"
Xu Qingbai listened to Chu Ning's calm yet murderous words, but he smiled and shook his head.
"I know you won't, Elder, because our Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect still has use for you."
"Not only are you somewhat smart, but you also have some courage."
At this moment, Chu Ning spoke calmly.
"You're talking about the ancient teleportation array in your sect, right?"
Even Xu Qingbai couldn't help but show a hint of astonishment.
However, he quickly regained his composure and said with a bow, "Indeed, Elder Chu, you brought back our sect's heritage array after traveling a great distance.
Our Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect is unable to repay you, but we can assist you on your journey to the North Cold Region."
Chu Ning looked at Xu Qingbai, and after a moment's thought, he realized that the other party must have learned about his plan to go to the North Cold Region from the various messages spread by the Demon Vortex Sect.
At this point, Chu Ning decided to be direct and asked, "Didn't your sect relocate here a thousand years ago?
How is it possible that this ancient teleportation array can reach the North Cold Region?"
Xu Qingbai nodded and proceeded to tell Chu Ning about the origin of the ancient teleportation array.
"Ten thousand years ago, countless Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators from the Skylid Continent, for reasons unknown, set out for the North Cold Region.
Our sect's predecessor, being well-versed in this path, was invited to join the search for the ancient teleportation array to the North Cold Region.
After a thorough search, our sect's predecessor finally found two arrays.
The other Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators from the Skylid Continent only knew about one of them, the one near the Demon Vortex Sect that Elder Chu is aware of."
As Xu Qingbai spoke, a smile appeared on his face.
"But they were unaware that there was another one here, capable of crossing the Endless Sea.
Our sect's predecessor, wanting to keep a backup plan, didn't inform the other cultivators. Instead, he passed down the knowledge only among the core disciples.
Furthermore, we set up a teleportation array in our original mountain gate, which directly teleports here."
As Xu Qingbai narrated, Chu Ning gradually understood the situation.
The reason why countless Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators went to the North Cold Region ten thousand years ago was naturally to search for traces of the Immortal Seed.
It was unexpected that the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect, with its expertise in formation arrays, had already prepared a backup plan.
The subsequent events became clear.
A thousand years ago, when the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect faced a crisis, some cultivators used the teleportation array to escape to this location and went into hiding.
They passed down their heritage until Xu Qingbai's generation.
As Chu Ning listened to Xu Qingbai, he still had some doubts in his mind.
"Even if you didn't tell me about this ancient teleportation array, I wouldn't have asked about it.
Why take the risk of exposing my identity?"
Xu Qingbai smiled and said, "Firstly, it's to show gratitude for bringing back our sect's heritage array.
Elder Chu may not know how significant this heritage is to our sect.
Especially the Omnipresent Sky Net Array, which is our sect's most important formation array.
Our sect specializes in formation arrays, and it was because of this array that we had Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators ten thousand years ago.
The key to all of this lies in the Omnipresent Sky Net Array."
Hearing this, Chu Ning finally understood why they were so excited when they saw the Omnipresent Sky Net Array.
Chu Ning had studied numerous formation arrays, including the Omnipresent Sky Net Array and various Thunder Fire Array formations.
Although he found the Omnipresent Sky Net Array profound, he also saw records mentioning cultivation through formation arrays.
However, he didn't pay too much attention to it.
Chu Ning didn't care much, but for the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect, which had never produced a Nascent Soul Cultivator, it was a different story.
Xu Qingbai continued, "On the other hand, I also want to establish a good karmic connection with Elder Chu.
If the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect ever faces a dead end again, we might also use this formation array to go to the North Cold Region.
At that time, I hope Elder Chu will show us some favor.
Moreover, with Elder Chu's cultivation and abilities, you will undoubtedly dominate this world in the future.
For our Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect to establish a good karmic connection with you, I believe this risk is worth taking."
Xu Qingbai spoke with utmost sincerity, and after he finished, he looked at Chu Ning with a sincere expression.
Chu Ning paused for a moment, and in his heart, he mostly agreed with Xu Qingbai's words.
Of course, whether the teleportation array in the sect could truly transport him to the North Cold Region, Chu Ning could find out by taking a look at it.
Chu Ning wasn't too worried about any ill intentions from Xu Qingbai, so he nodded and said, "Alright, let's go see the teleportation array!"
If he could really use the teleportation array to go to the North Cold Region, Chu Ning would not only save several months of time but also a considerable amount of high-grade Spirit Stones and other treasures.
(End of Chapter)
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