What I teach you is real stuff.

The old man in gray couldn't understand why so many people were gathered in front of the array shop in this corner of the imperial city instead of knocking on the door and asking the owner to open it and come in.

But he wasn't going to just stand there like an idiot; he went up and knocked on the door.

He had only taken two steps when Golden Horn King stopped him: "Fellow Daoist, since the shopkeeper hasn't opened yet, it means something's up. If you're not in a hurry, why don't you wait here? If you are in a hurry, you can go and check out other shops first."

The Golden Horned King spoke kindly to the old man in gray.

The gray-robed old man glanced at these people: "Who are you?"

King Golden Horn said, "I am also a guest."

The old man in gray said, "My young lady is in a hurry to buy a special array plate. She has already gone to many places before. If it is not here, we will have to go to other places to look for it. We don't have time to wait here for him to open the door."
Besides, what kind of business is this? It's so late, how can they not open their doors? Who is my young lady? How could she possibly wait here?"

The old man in gray spoke frankly, implying that he was of great importance and noble status, and that he would not stand there foolishly waiting for the array shop to open before going in to buy anything.

King Golden Horn said, "Then do as you please."

Since they were in such a hurry, they couldn't very well stop them. Besides, King Jinjiao and the others believed that their teacher must have left them some defensive measures since he was running a business in this bustling city.

After King Jinjiao stepped back, Xiao Huang also stared at the old man in gray.

The old man in gray stepped forward and knocked on the shop door, but after a long time, there was no response from inside.

The old man in gray asked in confusion, "Hmm?"

Is the boss not home?
He used his divine sense to investigate and found that there was indeed the presence of living people inside.

Why don't you open the door when you hear a knock? Are you playing dead?

The gray-robed elder was slightly angered. He used his cultivation to transmit his voice, and the sound waves sent in caused the primordial spirits of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators to tremble.

"Fellow Daoist, a guest has arrived, why don't you open the door?"

The voice carried for a long time, and the old man in gray waited at the door for a while longer. He was certain that the person inside had heard him, but after a long time, there was still no movement.

The old man in gray was even angrier.

A magic array shop tucked away in a corner, are they trying to put on airs and act all high and mighty?
He couldn't help but increase the volume of the sound waves, turning the transmission of sound into a slightly aggressive attack.

"Boss! Open the door!"

This time, Lu Yuan finally replied.

He was focused on carving the eleventh-order array plate, and the array plate in his hand was only half completed. He was in the most troublesome stage. Lu Yuan originally wanted to devote himself to it, but he was disturbed by this gray-robed old man. He thought he would just ignore him and leave on his own, but he didn't expect the guy's voice to get louder and louder.

Lu Yuan felt a bit annoyed and casually dismissed them, saying, "We're closed today, no business. You can leave now."

He opened the array shop simply to create arrays and sell some of the array products he made on the side; he didn't really expect to make money from them.

He's busy right now, how could he possibly entertain so-called guests? Lu Yuan told him to leave immediately and close the shop for the day.

The old man in gray was taken aback upon hearing this.

What does this mean?
People are inside the store, customers are outside, and you say you're closing? Was this intentional or accidental?
The old man in gray had never been turned away like this before, and he said angrily, "You're asking for it! Do you believe I'll smash up your stall?"

The man in gray was clearly of extraordinary status, and the young lady he was with was also of noble birth and a distinguished family, judging from her attire and demeanor.

How could he possibly tolerate being humiliated in such a small place? The old man in gray immediately prepared to take action.

Just then, Mr. and Mrs. Wang Yue heard the noise and came out to dissuade them.

"Senior, senior! No, no, no, don't be angry. This young man is ignorant and has offended you. Please don't take it to heart. We apologize on his behalf and to everyone else."

The old man in gray glanced at Wang Yue and his wife and said, "Who do you think you are? Do you have the right to speak here?"

At that moment, a sword's cry rang out from the sky; it was Wang Qingying from the Northern Continent Academy who had returned.

When Wang Qingying saw her parents step forward to dissuade the troublemaker, they were instead rebuked by the man. Wang Qingying was furious. After all, they were her parents. How could this man be so rude?

Wang Qingying's icy voice rang out: "Who are you? Causing trouble here? Don't you know this is the capital of the Chen Kingdom?"

The gray-robed elder and the green-robed girl looked at Wang Qingying. Sensing Wang Qingying's cultivation level, the gray-robed elder dismissed her with disdain.

This mere Golden Core cultivator must be a student at the Northern Continent Academy, but with such a low level of cultivation, he's meddling in other people's business.

The gray-robed elder snorted coldly, releasing a powerful aura that directly shook Wang Qingying off her flying sword, even causing the golden core within her body to tremble.

Wang Qingying fell to the ground, her face turning pale. Wang Yue and his wife were startled and rushed to check on her.

"Qingying, are you alright?"

Wang Qingying said, "I'm fine. This person's cultivation level is extremely high!"

From just one glance, Wang Qingying could basically tell that the other party's realm was extremely high, at least above the Nascent Soul stage, and most likely at the Void Refinement stage.

A Void Refinement expert of this level would be on par with the Dean of the Northern Continent Academy in the capital of Chen Kingdom, yet he appears on the streets like this.
Wang Qingying asked, "What is your identity, senior, and why are you here?"

The old man in gray said, "You don't need to know my identity. Even if the dean of your Northern Continent Academy came, he wouldn't have the right to ask me. I'll let it go today because you're a student of the Northern Continent Academy. Go to the side."

Wang Qingying knew that these people were extraordinary, but recalling Lu Yuan's previous methods, she couldn't help but kindly remind him, "Senior, the owner of this array shop is also extraordinary. It's best not to act recklessly."

The old man in gray sneered, "The shop owner in this small town has some background? I'd like to see who he is."

The gray-robed elder was inwardly disdainful. He knew the terrifying power behind him. Even the core high-ranking figures of the Northern Continent Alliance would have to give him face. Big figures? Could they be bigger than the person behind him?
The old man didn't argue with Wang Yue and his wife and Wang Qingying, and told them to go to the side and not get in the way.

They then prepared to force their way into the store.

Wang Qingying just mentioned that the owner of this place has an extraordinary background and must be quite capable. There might be something the young lady is looking for inside. Since the owner won't open the door, he'll have to resort to some rough methods. At worst, he can just pay for the door repairs later.

The gray-robed elder took a step forward, releasing a terrifying aura of Void Refinement, and crashed directly into the shop's door.

With a Void Refinement expert making a move, what gate could possibly stop him?
However, with a muffled thud, something unexpected happened to the gray-robed elder. The seemingly ordinary shop door was completely unharmed, and his Void Refinement attack was bounced off by something before it even touched the door.

The old man in gray asked, "What's going on?"

He was somewhat surprised; what was that force just now?
The old man in gray refused to believe it and struck again with his palm, this time with a bit more seriousness.

The power of this palm strike already carried some Void Refinement energy. However, when this palm strike was placed in the void, it was blocked by a layer of void wall that suddenly appeared outside the small shop before it even touched the shop. Then it was violently bounced away.

Then, a terrifying array took shape. "An array? A defensive array?" The gray-robed old man and the green-robed girl were both surprised, never expecting that this unassuming little street corner shop would have such an array.

It's not unusual for a shop owner to set up defensive formations in their shop. After all, the shop owner should be a formation master himself, so it's normal for him to set up some formations to protect his shop.

However, this array with such an aura... is truly extraordinary!

The old man in gray couldn't help but gasp when he saw the defensive formation.

"What terrifying defensive power."

This formation can actually block the attack of a Void Refinement expert? And what's most terrifying is that this isn't just any ordinary defensive formation capable of withstanding a Void Refinement expert.

What's terrifying is that this formation not only blocked his attacks, but also prevented his attacks from causing even the slightest disturbance. The formation's level is extremely terrifying.

The old man in gray took a deep breath. It seemed he really had some skill, but he didn't believe it.

"I'd like to see just how powerful this formation is!"

The old man in gray flipped his hand, and a mini square seal appeared in his palm. The seal was shaped like a small mountain, which was very unique and exuded an ancient and profound aura.

Then the old man in gray threw out the square seal in his hand.

"go with!"

The seal, no bigger than a palm, unleashed terrifying divine power, transforming into a massive Mount Sumeru as it crashed into the formation.

This item is the old man in gray's magic weapon, the Green Mountain Seal.

The Green Mountain Seal is immensely heavy, and its power is terrifying when used to strike. Even ordinary cultivators at the ninth level of the Void Refinement stage turn pale at the sight of it. The gray-robed elder was confident that even if he faced a powerful being at the Integration Stage, he could use the Green Mountain Seal to attack, and the Integration Stage powerhouse would have to temporarily avoid its edge.

However, it also has significant drawbacks. The Green Mountain Seal is too slow, and despite its immense power, it is difficult to hit anyone even in battles within the same realm, let alone in battles across realms.

So theory is just theory. When it comes to a real fight, the gray-robed old man's Green Mountain Seal might not even be able to touch the hem of a Nascent Soul cultivator's robe.

However, the defensive formation used to deal with this array shop is sufficient at this moment.

Because this defensive formation wouldn't move, he was confident he could shatter it with this attack.

However, imagination and reality are often vastly different. When the imposing Green Mountain Seal and the void wall formed by the defensive formation collided, the intense collision that the gray-robed old man had imagined did not occur.

Instead, a bizarre scene unfolded: the Green Mountain Seal, which the gray-robed elder was so proud of, was swallowed up by the defensive formation the moment it collided with the formation.

And the moment it was swallowed, the Green Mountain Seal lost contact with the gray-robed elder, as if it had been absorbed by the formation.

The old man in gray was shocked. How could this be?
What kind of formation is this?
The old man in gray considered himself to have seen a lot and be quite knowledgeable, but he had never seen such a strange formation before.

Isn't this a defensive formation? Logically, it should only have defensive capabilities, so how can it also have the ability to devour magical treasures?

It can even devour its own Green Mountain Seal? That's unbelievable!
The gray-robed elder panicked. He had spent a huge amount of money to acquire this magic weapon, which he regarded as his natal magic weapon. Now that the magic weapon was lost and had even lost contact with him, the gray-robed elder was anxious and immediately chased after it.

"Give me back my magic weapon!"

The gray-robed old man transformed into a streak of gray light and crashed into the defensive formation, reaching out to grab it.

The girl in green behind him shouted, "Elder Chen, be careful!"

But it was too late. The gray-robed elder above was swallowed up the moment he touched the formation, just like the magic weapon from before, and entered the inner space directly.

The girl in green was shocked.

What kind of strange formation is this? Elder Chen is a very powerful elder in their family, and his cultivation is almost at the peak of the Void Refinement stage.

This formation can not only swallow Elder Chen's natal magic treasure, but it can also swallow a peak Void Refinement cultivator in one gulp.

What level is this?

The girl in green has been very interested in the art of formations since she was a child, and it is already quite remarkable that she has become a fourth-grade formation master at such a young age.

I thought I was a young master of formations, but after seeing this formation today, I realized that what I had learned was just the tip of the iceberg. The formations I had set up before were no match for this formation and were simply not up to par.

"This formation is at least at the seventh grade or higher."

The girl in green found it hard to believe that such a small place could have such a high-level grandmaster of formations. It was simply outrageous. She wondered how Elder Chen was doing inside.

The gray-robed elder felt a blur before his eyes, and before he could react, he was sucked into the formation.

The space inside the formation was shrouded in a gray mist, with extremely limited visibility.

The gray-robed elder cursed, "Damn it, what kind of crappy place is this? I've been sucked into the formation too? What is this gray mist?"

The gray-robed elder tried to explore with his divine sense, only to find that his divine sense could only explore an area of ​​less than five meters around him.

The gray mist within the formation could clearly restrict the exploration of divine sense. The gray-robed elder snorted coldly and spat out a mouthful of primordial spirit fire, attempting to burn away the gray mist with the fierce flames of the primordial spirit fire. However, after spitting out the primordial spirit fire, he found that it was completely ineffective.

Although the ash mist could be ignited, it could not be burned away. He burned it for a long time, but there was no sign of the ash mist dissipating.

"Damn it!" Elder Chen gritted his teeth and decided to fight.

He charged straight ahead, trying to fly out of the array space. At the same time, he activated the immortal robe he was wearing, which released immortal light to form a protective layer that enveloped Elder Chen.

Elder Chen stepped into the void, intending to pass through the gray mist, but unfortunately, he was slammed down by terrifying gravity as soon as he took off.

Within this array space, there is a power of rules that prohibits flight; he cannot fly.

As I walked into the gray fog, the protective shield of my fairy robes began to hiss, as the gray fog began to corrode them.

Elder Chen was terrified and turned back after taking only a few steps.

The corrosive power of this gray fog is terrifying. If I had taken just a couple more steps, I would have been completely dissolved within this array space.

Elder Chen was already starting to regret it. He should have known better than to rush in. Impulsiveness is the devil!
Now trapped here, not only have I failed to find my Green Mountain Seal, but I can't even move an inch. The surrounding gray fog is terrifying; it's like being in prison.

Elder Chen was still shaken: This formation, it's probably not an eighth-order formation, is it?

Is there really such a powerful figure within this small Qingzhou territory? We've really bitten off more than we can chew. (End of Chapter)