The stolen magic is a bit magical

Chapter 434 Sword Cuts Through the Illusion

These words caused a complete uproar on the platform.

A natural-born focal point!

Only those who cultivate arrays know how terrifying this array-based skill truly is.

For ordinary people, array patterns are invisible and intangible.

Only those with innate array eyes can see the array patterns.

Seeing the array patterns is incredibly convenient. Everyone else plays cards by analyzing and guessing, but those born with the ability to see the array patterns play with their cards face up!

Discovering secrets, capturing secrets, and breaking through secrets—their advantage is immense.

This also explains why he was able to carve out a new road in two hours all by himself.

The person who possesses the core of the formation can see through it at a glance, no matter how strong the killing intent or how unpredictable the variables...

"A naturally formed array eye, one that has never appeared in the world for ten thousand years!" On a small platform to the right, Er Wutian, an array master from the Long-Eared Clan, said coldly, "You claim to possess a naturally formed array eye?"

"You do not believe?"

"Who would believe that?"

Lin Xiaosu laughed: "If I told you that there are three intersecting array patterns three feet to your left and a crescent-shaped array pattern seven feet to your right, would you believe me?"

Er Wutian's expression immediately changed.

Everyone knows that there are three intersecting array patterns on the left side, three feet apart.

However, he had only just discovered the crescent-shaped array pattern seven feet to his right, and had not even shared it with the others yet.

Lin Xiaosu raised her eyes: "Senior Li, be careful. That wandering array pattern has returned. It's about four feet to your left."

Li Qing's heart skipped a beat, and a strand of silver hair floated up, pointing in this direction.

With a soft hiss, the silver hair broke apart inch by inch and disappeared without a trace. In that void, a faint silver mark confirmed that the silver hair had just been swallowed by a wandering array pattern.

Li Qing's eyes lit up: "Whether you believe it or not, I believe it!"

Everyone stared in disbelief, and no one questioned it anymore.

Li Qing asked, "What is your honorable surname, young master?"

"His surname is Su!"

"On behalf of everyone, I sincerely welcome Young Master Su to this team."

Lin Xiaosu smiled and bowed: "Thank you again, Senior Li."

"Young Master Su has exceptional insight; could you find a way forward?"

“Finding a way forward is not difficult, however…” Lin Xiaosu hesitated slightly.

Everyone's heart raced at that moment. Could he really find a way forward? They had been trapped in this small space for many years, with no way up or down, seemingly at a dead end. What they needed most right now was to find a way forward.

Li Qing frowned slightly: "Why don't you finish what you have to say, young master?"

Lin Xiaosu said, "Senior Li has been kind to me. As long as it is Senior Li's request, I will not refuse and will tell you frankly... I have come here today with a request. As long as you all agree to my request, I guarantee that you will reach your true destination within three days."

Everyone looked at each other.

"What do you want?" a voice rang out, extremely loud.

It was that array master from the giant clan.

“A petal of the Lost Lotus!” Lin Xiaosu said.

"Lost Lotus?" Li Qing was startled.

"Yes!"

"The Lost Lotus has only three petals. Do you intend to take one petal for yourself?" Er Wutian said coldly.

Lin Xiaosu said, "Since ancient times, on the road of exploration, those who put in more effort also gain more. If I don't put in any effort, you will only go further and further in the wrong direction and eventually go in the opposite direction. But as long as I make a move, I can find the right direction and obtain the Lost Lotus, thus breaking through the Kun Emperor's Great Formation. Such achievements are not worthy of a mere petal of the Lost Lotus."

The crowd erupted in a roar...

There's much discussion, the Lost Lotus, an ancient treasure...

If everyone's enthusiasm for breaking through the Kun Emperor's Great Array is a shared mission of all races in the Bridge Realm, then the legendary Lost Lotus, sealed at the heart of the array, is the most coveted treasure for each individual.

An outsider, stepping into a field that others have painstakingly cultivated for decades or even centuries, actually wants a third of this treasure.

"Keep dreaming!" Er Wutian shouted sternly.

"Kid, you're too greedy..."

"You alone want to take 30% of what all the tribes share, how can you..."

Li Qing suddenly raised his hand: "Quiet down, everyone!"

The entire venue was placed in silence.

Li Qing said, "You mean we're going the wrong way?"

"Yes! Completely wrong! The true path is hidden in the void by a hidden array. At your current pace, you won't even reach the edge of the array's base in ten thousand years."

The true path is hidden in the void...

There was nothing but emptiness all around!
Li Qing's gaze slowly lowered: "Fellow Daoists, I believe what Young Master Su said is reasonable! Since ancient times, reopening a broken path has been half the battle won! Asking for just one petal of the Lost Path Lotus is not excessive! If you are still dissatisfied, I will stand with Young Master Su and take only this petal of the Lost Path Lotus, asking for nothing else, how about that?"

The group looked at each other, and one person nodded!
Approved!

The second person nodded!
Then everything went smoothly, and all 16 people nodded!
Lin Xiaosu bowed again: "Thank you for your kindness, Senior Li!"

Li Qing smiled and said, "I am also from the Li ethnic group. We were fellow disciples three hundred years ago. There is no need to be so modest."

"Very well! Now that everyone has reached a consensus, I will add this magnificent stroke to Youyuan!" He raised his hand, and a long sword appeared in his palm. He slashed down with the sword!
What was being cut was a small platform to the side of the platform—no, it was actually a lotus leaf.

This leaf drifted down gently.

As the lotus leaf fell, a branch suddenly appeared in the void outside the leaf, as if the clouds had been blown away, revealing another mountain range.

Everyone's eyes widened at the same time.

They had also considered a hidden path, but they couldn't find any direction.

Who would have thought that the hidden path was not truly hidden? It had a decoy leaf, and when the decoy leaf was cut off with a sword, the hidden path naturally appeared.

If it weren't for Lin Xiaosu, then as Lin Xiaosu said, finding this path would truly depend entirely on fate.

Lin Xiaosu pointed her longsword diagonally: "Seniors, this road is extremely dangerous. How about I lead the way?"

Li Qing nodded: "Young Master, you rebuilt the road after it was cut off, and even risked your life to open it. I admire you greatly. Please, Young Master!"

He walked at the very front of everyone.

The sixteen array masters behind him all wore expressions of excitement.

This area is so special that invisible array patterns can be seen everywhere. If one is not careful, even combat power at the third or fourth realm can be indiscriminately slaughtered.

Without someone to clear the way, everyone would still have to rely on their own array senses to slowly grind forward inch by inch.

But with his legendary "eyes of the formation" clearing the way, everyone saved a lot of trouble.
By following in his footsteps, we can avoid all the crises and uncertainties. If he misjudges us, he will be the one to die first.

Lin Xiaosu was very responsible; he not only cleared the way himself, but he also pointed and gestured with his long sword...

"Here, there is an array pattern. You may wish to mark it!"

"There are two array patterns here; you have to bend over to pass by!"

"Here, array patterns intertwine, and there's only one hole to pass through. Everyone, watch my movements carefully..."

In a void, Lin Xiaosu moved left and right, sometimes crouching and sometimes leaping across...

His longsword pointed out every array pattern, every trap, and every deadly threat along the way...

The people behind were all geniuses in the art of array formations; they knew the location of the array patterns and marked them.

A road that was once extremely dangerous was transformed into a wide and smooth road beneath his feet.

Everyone's heart was pounding.

At this speed and with this smooth progress, we'll probably reach our destination very soon.

The group of people who were under the big tree earlier also followed. They couldn't go up to the top circle before, mainly because there wasn't enough room for them at the top. Now that the people in the top circle had moved forward a lot with Lin Xiaosu, the people behind them followed.

The marks made by the array masters ahead could still be sensed for a short period of time, which gave them a great advantage, allowing them to travel ten miles on this treacherous road.

This ten-mile stretch would normally take several years of hard work!
Today, it only takes one hour!
The group gradually spread out, and fewer and fewer people stayed with Lin Xiaosu. This was because everyone's array skills were different. Some people could quickly sense the markings left by the people in front, while others were much slower. After walking ten miles, only three people remained with Lin Xiaosu: Li Qing, Er Wutian, and Ye Shui, an array master from the Night Clan.

Behind them, all was a blur.

This is a spectacle of the battlefield. Even when the actual distance between them is only a few meters, it can create the illusion of being worlds apart, with no one able to see or hear each other.

Suddenly, Lin Xiaosu took a step down and swung her long sword across the ground.

With a soft hiss, a leaf fell with the sword, and a strange scene appeared ahead.

A lotus pond!
Clouds and rosy hues float in the air.

A single white bone, as beautiful as a jade mountain.

The white bones are covered with patterns, and the Great Dao is boundless.

Beneath the white bones lay a vibrant green lotus.

This lotus plant has three stems.

However, only lotus leaves were visible, not lotus flowers.

The lotus flower seemed to be swallowing up the white bone.

"Kun Di bone!" Even Erwutianchang's ears trembled.

"Lost Lotus!" Ye Shui's voice seemed to come from underground, eerily strange, and his whole body was shimmering with green light at that moment.

Lin Xiaosu smiled gently: "I have accomplished my mission! Successfully completed!"

Er Wutian laughed heartily: "Master Li, Master Ye, once you overthrow the Kun Emperor's bone, the mission of the Hundred Races of the Bridge Realm for ten thousand years will be completed. It's not too much for the three of us to each take a petal of the Lost Lotus, is it?"

Ye Shui laughed: "In my opinion, it's by no means excessive!"

Li Qing smiled, exuding charm: "What the two grandmasters said is not excessive. However, I need to bear the reputation of being a traitor, so I should take this main branch."

Her finger pointed to the middle and thickest branch.

Ye Shui and Er Wutian nodded in unison: "Okay!"

Lin Xiaosu's smile froze: "Master Li, are you planning to break your promise?"

Haha ...

All three of them laughed.

Li Qing brushed a strand of silver hair from his forehead: "Boy, let me give you two pieces of advice! First, the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive you! Second, since I parted ways with the Li tribe three hundred years ago, I have regarded the Li tribe as my enemy and have never had any so-called feelings for them."

Lin Xiaosu frowned: "Then why did you speak up for me?"

Li Qing chuckled: "Speak up for you? Are you sure it's to help you? It's just that it's inconvenient for me to kill you outside. I'll drag you into the inner circle, kill you without anyone knowing. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

(End of this chapter)