Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 320 Array Artifacts
The Great Tang Dynasty in the Central Regions, the Divine Capital.

Beyond the deep mountains.

This secret place is little known to anyone. It is the location of the Imperial Prison of the Court of Justice, established by the Tang Dynasty's Daitianfu. Ordinary cultivators and idlers have no way to get close to it.

"Sister Ali, I really owe you a lot for helping me this time, otherwise that guy would probably have gotten away."

At the mouth of the canyon, two women were talking.

The speaker was petite, but clad in armor, with a long halberd slung diagonally across his back.

"I owe you another favor, haha."

"It's out of the way."

The other woman was tall and slender, and she wasn't wearing any fancy dresses or skirts, just ordinary cloth robes and wide gowns, which was similar to the attire of many male cultivators.

They also look young.

Unlike most female cultivators who are either charming and alluring or cold and aloof, this person, though also beautiful, has a hint of heroic spirit between her brows.

His face was calm and composed.

"I am, after all, a guest of the Imperial Household Department. It's just my duty."

The woman, referred to as A-Li, continued, "By the way, Green Ivy, I'm about to head to Junping Prefecture with that fellow Daoist from the Wu family. Would you like to come along?"

"Oh, no, no, I have a lot of things to do at home."

Green Ivy's still-childish face revealed a look of weariness and vicissitude, as if she had been working for many years.

"I really envy you sect cultivators, so carefree and free, going wherever you want to go. Unlike us..."

Green Ivy drooped dejectedly: "The prisoners are in jail inside, and we are in jail outside. There's no difference."

"hehe."

Ali's usually expressionless face suddenly broke into a smile, as if she was amused by the cuteness of the green ivy.

She said, "You'd better be careful, or your Instructor Yang will hear you and give you another scolding."

"Uh……"

Although Green Ivy kept muttering "Impossible, impossible," she still looked around curiously for a while before finally putting her mind at ease.

"Sister Ali, are you going alone?"

"No, the fellow Daoist you met earlier was traveling with me; he is a member of the Wu family."

Green Ivy said "Oh," and added, "I thought you disciples of major sects would bring many servants with you when you travel far away..."

A-Li shook her head: "Our Luofu Sect has always been a single lineage, with only one person passing down the lineage since ancient times. Apart from the sect leader and the supreme elder, it's just me."

"Oh, that's so boring."

The ever-curious Green Ivy found it hard to believe: "No wonder you wanted to go out and play."

"Go by yourself. If you have the chance, just remember to search for battle tactics for me."

"Ah."

"Green! Ivy!"

Just then, a massive killing intent surged out from the canyon. Green Ivy was startled and turned around to see a face full of anger.

"It's incredibly busy inside, what are you doing here?! Chatting?!"

Instructor Yang gritted his teeth: "Go and get your senior brother bailed out right now."

"I don't--!"

Green Ivy loudly defended herself: "Sister Zhong came to help me escort the prisoner, so I'm seeing her off."

Upon seeing Zhong Ali's face, Instructor Yang's expression softened somewhat: "Uh, so it's Miss Ali."

"Greetings, Instructor Yang."

Yang Ning's expression remained unchanged for only a moment before darkening again as she looked at Green Ivy: "You have to ask Miss Ali to help you with your work, and you still have the nerve to shout and yell here?!"

"Get back to your place and help."

"I……"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean'! Really... Miss Ali, Green Ivy has been a great nuisance, please forgive me."

"It doesn't matter."

Yang Ning smiled kindly at her.

He then turned around and kicked Green Ivy in the butt, sending her flying two miles away.

"Wow!"

As Green Ivy screamed in agony, a hint of heartache appeared in Zhong Ali's eyes.

But this was an internal matter of their Daitianfu, and of course, it was not appropriate for him to interfere. He could only pray that Sister Green Vine would have good fortune.

Zhong Ali turned around and flew away from there.

Beyond the boundary, a long pavilion stands.

Wu Yuqian, a disciple of the Wu family, is waiting here.

Inside the pavilion, there was also an enormous white tiger, facing Wu Yuqian's "harassment".

“Fellow Daoist Fengchun, you can tilt your head a little this way, oh yes... uh no no.”

This disciple of the Wu family is painting it, occasionally trying to direct it to strike a heroic pose.

Hearing Wu Yuqian's gesturing, the white giant tiger snorted from its nose, seemingly disdainful, and completely ignored him.

So he had to move the table himself and adjust the angle.

However, the white tiger seemed to be teasing him, constantly changing its posture and movements.

It would lie down from time to time, glance to the side, and wag its tail.

"Springtime".

Zhong Ali waved his hand, and the white tiger stood up from the pavilion. Its enormous body almost pierced through the spacious pavilion.

A majestic and ferocious giant white tiger actually crouched down beside Zhong Ali.

"Mmm..."

"You must not be so rude to people."

Ali gently tapped its forehead as a symbolic punishment.

"Mmm..."

The tiger's eyebrows furrowed into a V-shape, as if it were very aggrieved.

"Oh, Miss Ali, that's not true."

Wu Yuqian quickly waved his hand: "Fellow Daoist Fengchun is very friendly, not at all as naughty as Miss Ali described."

He casually put away the drawing table, picked up the drawing paper in his hand, examined it carefully, and seemed somewhat dissatisfied, shaking his head.

"Not good, not good."

Wu Yuqian said with some annoyance, "My painting is not up to par. It does not even capture two or three tenths of Fellow Daoist Fengchun's majestic and heroic figure."

So he casually wiped it away and put it away.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, my personal matters have been settled, and we can set off now."

"it is good."

Wu Yuqian nodded: "The journey is long, Fellow Daoist Fengchun, why don't you take a rest? Please come with me on my Plain Refinement Scroll."

Zhong Ali didn't rush to agree, but instead glanced at the white tiger.

"Mmm..."

Let's save our energy?

Zhong Ali nodded: "Alright, then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Wu this time."

"Not at all. It is my honor to be able to travel with Miss Ali and Fellow Daoist Fengchun this time."

Wu Yuqian took out a plain white scroll from somewhere, and with a flash of inspiration at his fingertips, it slowly expanded and unfolded in the air.

Zhong Ali didn't hesitate; with a light leap, she flew onto the painting.

The white tiger Fengchun paved the edge of the painting a couple of times to make sure it wouldn't be crushed by its massive body before confidently climbing up.

Two people and a tiger slowly flew into the clear sky.

On the scroll, Zhong Ali suddenly asked, "Fellow Daoist Wu, with the opening of Daozi's Hometown this time, are you the only one from your Wu clan going?"

Wu Yuqian shook his head: "No, this gathering at Daozi's hometown was mainly organized by my uncle Wu Xingzhi."

"They should already be at Junping Prefecture." "I see."

Wu Yuqian seemed to have been opened up: "Unfortunately, our ancestor Wu Daoxuan established these Hometown Painting Training Centers mainly to guide foreign cultivators with talent in the art of painting."

“We members of the Wu clan cannot participate at all; we can only attend as spectators.”

He looked at Zhong Ali and said, "However, I did not expect that Miss Ali would also be accomplished in the art of painting."

"In this painting competition, I wish Miss Ali the best of luck in winning the prize and obtaining the calligraphy left by our ancestors."

"Well then, I'll take Fellow Daoist Wu's kind words as a sign."

Zhong Ali didn't really have much hope. Although she loved painting very much, she hadn't actually entered the path of painting.

And I did my homework in advance.

Besides the cultivators from the border states of Chu and Qi, many cultivators from the central region also went there. One of the Daoists from the Yanluo Sect would also come to participate in the painting practice.

Do your best and leave the rest to fate.

……

Chu State, Dongyuan Sect
On this day, Song Yan gathered qi in the courtyard under the morning sun, and slowly finished his practice with each breath.

In the courtyard was an illusory figure holding a jade bottle, and beside him, Xiao He was still sculpting clay figures.

He leaped down from the bluestone, put away the jade bottle, and also put away the illusory image.

"Xiao He, come wash your hands and face, we're going out."

"okay."

Xiao He hurriedly finished the clay figure in her hands and then placed it in the yard in a sunny spot.

Song Yan cast a water-based spell on her.

Snake Baby rubbed its face inside the large water sphere, then transformed into a small snake and burrowed into Song Yan's Taoist robe sleeve.

Today I'm going to take Yan Yan to a very far place, I heard it's not even within the territory of the Chu Kingdom.

Snake Baby was very excited and overjoyed.

Song Yan closed the restrictions and left the cave.

Once outside the sect's territory, they fled towards Hujiang County.

Hujiang County is not far from the sect; it takes less than an hour to get there.

Song Yan had been to this place before.

Invited by Wu Huaguo and Rong Xiaofeng, the couple, to participate in the exploration of the tomb of the senior Lin Qinglong, it was in a place called Fuyunjian.

Senior Brother Lin Qing asked me to meet him here.

Speaking of which, Song Yan has always believed that Che Ning, who entered Senior Lin's tomb with them, was most likely Lin Qing.

This time, the possibility of them calling me here again is even greater.

Perhaps he has some connection with this senior, Lin Qinglong.

When they arrived at the agreed meeting place, they found that Lin Qing was already waiting there.

"Senior Brother Lin, I've kept you waiting."

Lin Qing shook her head: "I just finished gathering Qi at sunrise."

"Senior Brother Lin, shall we rent a faster flying artifact?"

In Song Yan's mind, even though Junping was not far from the Chu Kingdom, it would still take a year and a half for an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator to fly on a sword.

It's better to rent a flying artifact; as long as you have enough spirit stones, you can save time.

"No need, no need. Junior Brother Song is focused on his cultivation and doesn't pay attention to anything else. It's normal that he doesn't know."

Lin Qing waved his hand, signaling Song Yan to follow him: "The Daozi's Former Residence will open in about three months."

"Ok?"

Song Yan was somewhat surprised. There were only three months left. How could the two of them still make it in time?

"Junior Brother Song, I won't hide it from you anymore."

Lin Qing chuckled: "Actually, that senior Lin Qinglong is my ancestor."

"Several years ago, I used the pseudonym Che Ning to invite ten Qi Refining cultivators to explore our ancestral home. I wonder if you still remember it."

Song Yan nodded.

Although many years have passed, it can be considered that Senior Brother Lin has told me frankly.

"After my ancestor became a rogue cultivator, he devoted himself to painting every day. Unexpectedly, by chance, he obtained the legacy of a Golden Core Realm senior who was also obsessed with ink painting. That's how he made a name for himself in the cultivation world of Chu Kingdom."

"The jade slip he left behind says that the Golden Core Realm senior once traveled to the Central Region and left behind a teleportation array."

Teleportation array?

Song Yan was slightly startled.

"Although this teleportation array doesn't directly teleport you to Junping Prefecture, it's not far from there. I estimate that after teleporting, it will only take about a month of flying to get to Junping."

Lin Qing explained in detail, seemingly confident: "Therefore, if everything goes smoothly, we should have plenty of time."

"okay."

Song Yan nodded.

However, he was still somewhat worried. The Central Region was far away, and this was the first time he had ever heard of such a long-distance teleportation.

The two arrived at Fuyun Peak, the same familiar location as several years ago, where Senior Lin Qinglong's cave dwelling was located.

However, this time, it wasn't in front of the waterfall, but on the other side of the cave.

"In fact, a large part of the reason why our ancestor chose to open his cave here and eventually pass away here was because one end of the teleportation array set up by the Golden Core senior was here."

As Lin Qing spoke, she led Song Yan to a mountain wall, channeling her spiritual power into Youyaoque through her fingertips.

Suddenly, the original appearance of the mountain wall was revealed.

At the very bottom of the mountain wall, there was a low cave. The two walked into it, and a deep staircase appeared in front of them, winding downwards.

Lin Qing walked ahead and casually cast a spell to illuminate the surroundings.

“Junior Brother Song, to be honest, although I have been here before, I have never tried this teleportation array before. This is my first time using it.”

After a moment of contemplation, Song Yan asked doubtfully, "Senior Brother Lin, is there any danger in this teleportation array?"

Lin Qing pondered for a moment, then shook her head: "Probably not."

"That Golden Core senior left a teleportation token for our ancestor. Moreover, if one end of the teleportation array is destroyed, the other end will stop functioning. Therefore, at least the teleportation step should be safe."

"Relocation order?"

Upon hearing an unfamiliar term from Lin Qing, Song Yan didn't pretend and immediately asked, "What is that?"

"Huh? Junior Brother Song, haven't you ever heard of array artifacts?"

"No."

Lin Qing carefully considered his words and slowly said, "As the teleportation distance of the teleportation array increases, the pressure that cultivators need to endure during the teleportation process will also increase significantly."

"When the teleportation distance is short, there may not be any special feeling. But the pressure of some ultra-long-distance teleportation is difficult for even Golden Core cultivators to withstand."

"That's why array artifacts exist."

"It is a magical artifact crafted through special means to protect cultivators from accidents during teleportation, and the teleportation token is one of them."

Song Yan suddenly realized.

I was surprised to learn that such a thing existed; I was truly ignorant.

"However, I only read these things in some ancient books, so they may not all be correct."

Lin Qing added, "In short, as long as you stand within the coverage area of ​​this object, you can be assured that the teleportation will not go wrong."

"I have heard that in ancient times, some teleportation arrays were inscribed in teleportation tokens. No matter where you are, as long as you activate the array, you can be teleported to a specific location."

A look of longing appeared in his eyes: "Truly divine skill."

Song Yan was slightly taken aback. Listening to Lin Qing's description, it sounded so familiar...

It sounds like it has a very similar effect to the Sword Cultivation Chapter of the Sword Sect.

It seems that the Sword Nurturing Chapter can be considered a kind of advanced teleportation order, right?
The stairs quickly came to a close, and an empty stone chamber appeared before the two of them.

In the very center of the stone chamber, there is a large platform a few feet above the ground, on which many mysterious array patterns are engraved, with a faint glow flowing through them.

This is the teleportation array to the Central Region.

(End of this chapter)