Chapter 936: Chapter 936: The Pursued Little Divine Maiden Tongtong
For Liu Zixuan, every minute and second right now is extremely important.
With the Celestial Dao Alliance ahead and the Void Mountain Sect behind, both are colossal entities. To battle them without restraint, it’s essential to ensure there are no issues at the rear. Hence, no matter what, the Grand Array must first be set up.
As Mo Chengfeng urged Huang Youcai and others to work overtime excavating the mountain path, and Gu Yu prepared the Array Base items, Liu Zixuan quickly walked out of the manor hall.
First, he asked the Shi Family’s ladies to leave, then directly ordered the gates of Lingxiu Village to be closed.
Finally, he stepped directly into the underground space of the manor.
Looking at some items laid out in front of him, he asked in surprise, "Where did you get all this from?"
Many of the items in front of him were weapons, and the materials of these weapons were of superior quality, likely even better than what the warriors of the Celestial Dao Alliance might possess.
"I had Madman Zhou acquire these through auction house channels, with help from the Thief Sect. Some of them have unique materials, and after checking the ancient texts, it’s evident these items are most suitable for setting up the Grand Array!"
Speaking, Gu Yu led Liu Zixuan to a corner at the side: "Take a look at this, I’m sure you’ll like it!"
"So many swords!" Liu Zixuan murmured in astonishment.
Gu Yu chuckled, "These swords were obtained from the tomb of an Ancient Martial Clan by the Thief Sect—108 swords in total. This Ancient Martial Clan was specialized in swordsmithing before their decline, turning them into ordinary folks. Later, I compensated them with some money through certain channels."
"That was the right thing to do, we mustn’t owe karmic debts for no reason."
Liu Zixuan said as he picked up the swords, showing a look of surprise: "These 108 swords should be a set, all made of the same material and same specifications. These items are probably on par with the swords in the Sword Tomb of the Profound Sword Sect."
"Also found this in that tomb!" As he spoke, Gu Yu took out a crystal box from his pocket and handed it to Liu Zixuan.
Filled with curiosity, Liu Zixuan opened the crystal box, and immediately, intense heat filled the space. Inside was a roughly apple-sized red sphere, its edges still bearing some flames. It was clearly the Nether Fire Stone!
"Could that Ancient Martial Clan have a connection with the Profound Sword Sect?"
Liu Zixuan recalled from his impressions that the Nether Fire Stone seemed to be exclusive to the Profound Sword Sect.
"I don’t know much about the Ancient Martial Clan. It’s only known that their ancestors were swordsmiths within a sect, later retiring to establish their own clan, gaining strength through swordsmithing. But you know, that was in ancient times and now ordinary people don’t really use swords!" Gu Yu shrugged.
At this moment, Liu Zixuan didn’t bother whether that Ancient Martial Clan had ties with the Profound Sword Sect. He placed the Nether Fire Stone and the 108 swords aside, then sat with Gu Yu in the center of the open space.
"I’ve been pondering over the past two days. With my current strength, setting up a grand array that can attack and defend at once is very difficult. Even if set up, there would be many flaws. So, it’s better to separate them, establish a Defense Array on the foundation of the entire project, and then build an Attack Array using it as the Array Base. What do you think?"
Gu Yu nodded: "That seems the most reliable, but what kind of Grand Array do you plan to set up? Are you going to follow the Star Map?"
"The Array in the Star Map is all-encompassing and mysterious. Right now, without a suitable Array Map, naturally, we have to select from the Star Map." Liu Zixuan frowned: "The most powerful Array inside is the Seven-Star Array, which can both attack and defend, but unfortunately, with just my own strength, I can’t set it up."
"Then we have to settle for the next best thing." Gu Yu pointed at the weapons beside him and asked: "What do you think, which ones are suitable?"
Liu Zixuan glanced over: "Weapons mostly have attributes, if using the Star Map’s Array, we must choose weapons with the gold, water, and earth attributes. Let’s pick them out and strive to finalize this today. As soon as Huang Youcai’s team opens the mountain path, we can start setting up the Array immediately."
"Alright!" Gu Yu said, quickly getting up to search for weapons.
At this moment, Mo Chengfeng hurriedly ran down.
"Brother Xuan, there’s a fight happening five miles outside the village."
Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow: "Can you tell who’s involved?"
"It’s complicated. Our Thief Sect brothers discovered three groups, one from the Celestial Dao Alliance, one from the Witch Country, and one that you seem familiar with." Mo Chengfeng explained.
"Someone I know?" Liu Zixuan got up and walked out: "If they’re being targeted by both the Celestial Dao Alliance and the Void Mountain Sect, they must be our friends. Let’s go check it out!"
"Alright!"
With that, Liu Zixuan and Mo Chengfeng headed out of the village.
Driving swiftly, upon arrival, Liu Zixuan immediately recognized two somewhat familiar figures.
He questioned in confusion, "Why are they here?"
"Who?" Mo Chengfeng asked.
"The little Divine Maiden Tongtong from the Jade Maiden Sect and the Sect Leader’s sister; we met them at the Ghost Market on Weiyang Highland earlier," Liu Zixuan waved his hand: "We’ll talk about this later, let’s rescue them first."
At this moment, little Divine Maiden Tongtong was holding a noblewoman covered in blood, leaning against the roadside, her muddy little face filled with anger.
Furious eyes glared at the two approaching groups, she shouted, "You villains, wait till my master returns, you’ll all be killed!"
"Hahahaha!"
A leading man from the Celestial Dao Alliance sneered, "A mere Jade Maiden Sect leader and you think you can defy our Celestial Dao Alliance? Hand over the woman in your arms, and maybe I’ll spare your life!"
"Well, brother, that’s perfect. You want the woman, and we want the girl, there’s no conflict." The woman speaking to the Celestial Dao Alliance man was the one previously by Miyamoto Haoran’s side!
Although not in the same camp, both seek different interests, so cooperation is feasible.
As they spoke, both sides advanced towards Tongtong and the noblewoman.
"N-no... don’t touch my aunt!" Tongtong cried out in near despair.
"I heard you’re good with Arrays, but right now, there’s no one to help you set one up, little girl just surrender!"
"Two major powers bullying a young girl, isn’t that a bit too much?"
Suddenly, Liu Zixuan’s figure appeared in front of the crowd, a grim smile on his face, coldly staring at the people from the Celestial Dao Alliance and Void Mountain Sect.
"Big brother, you finally came!" Hearing the familiar voice, Tongtong couldn’t suppress her tears, which started to flow instantly.
