Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 539 Launch
After seeing Changsheng off, Chen Chong did not stop for a moment and immediately began to secretly modify the various runes that had been separated as quickly as possible.

Thanks to his profound mastery of array patterns, not only these ancient clan cultivators at the Sendai Realm, but even those ancient clan saints would find it difficult to detect the changes in the runes they had inscribed.

However, although Chen Chong had the Heaven-Deceiving Array Pattern to completely conceal his whereabouts and aura, it was still inevitable that he would be exposed if he made a move under someone else's nose.

In addition, he had just brought a member of an ancient clan from the Sendai Realm to help Changsheng take revenge. Even if he did nothing, he would probably still be exposed.

Therefore, Chen Chong did not enter the innermost part, but instead began to secretly modify the outermost runes carved by the Sendai Realm cultivators as quickly as possible.

Although this part is the outermost and least effective part, it is the most numerous and the most extensive, and it is the foundation that supports the operation of this great formation.

While modifying these parts won't cause the formation to collapse, it will significantly reduce its stability and sustainability, thus weakening it.

During this process, Chen Chong tried his best to remain hidden, without alerting anyone, and even stayed away from the part of the array pattern set up by the ancient clan sage.

Even so, he was still exposed.

At the site where Chen Chong and Chang Sheng killed the ancient cultivator, an ancient saint king personally descended upon the place. The ancient saints who had previously pursued Chang Sheng, intending to capture Chen Chong alive, also gathered here.

The Ancient Clan Saint King muttered to himself, "The Heaven-Deceiving Array Pattern? This Chen Chong is quite a man, daring to approach the Spirit Observation Holy Land under these circumstances. But why would they suddenly attack and kill a cultivator who is only at the second level of the Immortal Platform Realm?"

An ancient sage said, "According to inside information, this place is the hometown of Chen Chong's disciple, the human genius named Changsheng."

The ancient clan's holy king surveyed the area and said, "So it was all to avenge his disciple. He secretly infiltrated this place and broke through our array, but ended up being exposed for such a trivial matter. It's rather irrational."

An ancient sage said, "It seems that a dimensional gate was once opened here, but the secrets of heaven were obscured and the void was disturbed, making it difficult to pinpoint its location. Could it be that Chen Chong has run away with his disciples?"

The ancient holy king said, "Perhaps he ran away, but perhaps he is still here. Based on his consistent behavior, I am more inclined to believe that he has not left this place."

"Pass on my order: everyone must immediately check whether the runes they have engraved are complete, and conduct a thorough search for Chen Chong."

An ancient sage said, "However, this great formation is not yet fully formed, but it is about to be used. Wouldn't it be......"

The Ancient Clan Saint King said, "It's alright. According to the calculations of Quasi-Emperor Gu Xiao, even if we activate the great formation now, there is a high probability that we will be able to successfully shake the Ziwei Star Great Formation. The reason we are still perfecting it is just to be on the safe side and to do our best."

"If we can capture Chen Chong, we will have a greater chance of dealing with the Holy Master of Lingguan and striving for a complete victory."

Therefore, these ancient cultivators stopped what they were doing and began to carefully check whether there was anything wrong with the array patterns they had set up, while also searching for Chen Chong.

However, thanks to Chen Chong's mastery of array patterns, he only altered very subtle parts of these runes, making them virtually undetectable. Unless one is an array pattern expert like him, even a Saint King realm cultivator might not be able to discern the changes in these runes.

Therefore, they still couldn't discern any clues from the changes in these outer runes.

However, Chen Chong's situation remained extremely dangerous. This grand formation was already quite perfect; with just a slight activation, the entire area would be sealed off. At that point, even with his Heaven-Deceiving Formation Patterns, he would no longer be able to conceal himself.

Moreover, as the core of this great formation gradually began to activate and officially operate, the entire world around him began to repel him, even affecting the operation of the Heaven-Deceiving Formation.

After all, the Heaven-Deceiving Array Patterns were only incomplete, less than a third complete, while this grand array was nearly two-thirds composed of Imperial Array Patterns. Furthermore, this grand array was formed by an army of countless ancient clan cultivators, each stationed in their respective locations, interwoven together. Chen Chong, on the other hand, was merely a Saint Realm cultivator, and naturally, he was far from being able to match it.

Chen Chong was somewhat anxious; he couldn't reveal himself too early. His personal strength was average, and his mastery of array patterns was insufficient to rival the person who designed this grand array. Therefore, he had to activate the methods he had left behind when the opponent fully activated the array to attack the Lingguan Holy Land's protective array and the Ziwei Star's protective array in order to cause the greatest damage.

But now, his whereabouts can no longer be hidden.

However, he was soon taken aback as he sensed an unusual aura emerging, an aura that seemed somewhat familiar.

But before he could investigate further, an ancient holy king pinpointed his location.

"Chen Chong, come out. You should know that if you continue to resist like this, you will be crushed into mincemeat by this great formation."

Upon hearing this, Chen Chong removed the Heaven-Deceiving Array Patterns, revealing his figure.

The ancient holy king said, "It seems I guessed right. Only your disciple left through that opened dimensional gate."

Chen Chong said, "How could you set up such a massive array in such a short time? This is the territory of our Lingguan Holy Land!"

The Ancient Clan Saint King said, "Chen Chong, is it that you can't imagine it, or that you dare not imagine it? This is of course because there are our people in the upper echelons of your Lingguan Holy Land. Although I don't know their specific identities, I can tell you that there may be more than one Great Saint in your Lingguan Holy Land helping us."

Chen Chong fell silent for a moment upon hearing this. He then said, "Since they can help you set up such an astonishing array, they should also be able to help you infiltrate the Lingguan Holy Land and create chaos from within, right?"

The Ancient Clan Saint King said, "It seems you've already figured it out. Indeed, five of our Great Saints have already infiltrated the Spirit Observation Holy Land. Your doomsday is approaching."

Chen Chong said, "Then what are you waiting for? Make your move. Although I am no match for you, I will never surrender without a fight."

The ancient holy king laughed and said, "Don't rush, don't rush, let's watch a big fireworks show first."

As he spoke, waves of supreme power emanated from afar, connecting all the countless runes engraved on this endless land, forming a world-shaking array that covered the entire continent. Its energy directly locked onto the Spirit Observation Holy Land at the center of the array.

Of course, this great formation is not aimed at the Lingguan Holy Land Guardian Formation and the Ziwei Star Guardian Formation themselves, but rather at severing the connection between the two and causing the Ziwei Star Guardian Formation to fluctuate for a moment, thus creating an opportunity for their four quasi-emperor ancestors and countless troops in the starry sky to enter the Ziwei Star.

In this way, they not only gained an absolute advantage in military strength, but also destroyed the greatest trump card of the Ziwei Star human race.

After all, the fact that the Lingguan Holy Land could activate the Ziwei Star's protective array through its own protective array was the result of hundreds of thousands of years of continuous communication and connection between the two arrays. Once this connection was severed, it would take at least tens of thousands of years to restore it.

During this time, the ancient army would be able to crush Ziwei and annihilate the human race.

Although the protective array of the Lingguan Holy Land is difficult to break, it is relatively small in scale. Once the other regions of Ziwei Star fall, the Lingguan Holy Land will be unable to hold on alone.

Moreover, Chen Chong might be the key to the protective array of the Lingguan Holy Land. After all, he is the person the Holy Master of Lingguan values ​​most so far.

(End of this chapter)