153: Chapter 153 Breaking Through Two Paths, Nine Meridians Activated Simultaneously

The Golden Core Lightning Tribulation suppressed the firmament of the Ancestral Court, clouds rolling for a thousand miles, while nine top-grade Spiritual Veins turned simultaneously, sending the Spiritual Qi accumulated over a century to the Ancestral Court array platform.

From the direction of the military camp, Wang Shan's Qi and blood, suppressed for a century, burst through the camp gates, pushing horizontally across the parade ground for a hundred zhang; the array markings on the ground lit up one after another, and the xueming mysterious armor on the fifty thousand soldiers resonated in unison.

The accumulations of both the Immortal Martial paths erupted simultaneously, causing the territory of three hundred thousand square kilometers to shake, and the Spiritual Qi throughput of the Nine-Ring Array Network climbed all the way, quickly crossing the warning line.

Wang Pingan raised his hand to press upon the divine core, and the Time Authority covering the entire Realm immediately stopped, returning the time inside and outside the Divine Kingdom to the same flow rate once more.

The data of the Ancestral Court, the military camp, the Spiritual Veins, and the cities simultaneously flowed into his Divine Thought, and every single change was listed separately and sent into the main control Formation Plate.

"The thirty-six cities shall close the roads leading to the Ancestral Court and the military camp, all citizens shall remain inside the cities according to the contingency plan, and no one without a military order is permitted to approach the Breakthrough area."

The Divine Lord's will transformed into a mighty golden voice, pressing down across the entire Realm. The Twenty-Four New Cities took the lead in closing their transportation array gates, followed closely by the Twelve Study Cities, and the defensive Formations of each city shifted from defense mode to isolation mode.

The Medical Cultivator Camp was divided into two divisions; one division garrisoned the Ancestral Court while the other rushed to the military camp, fully preparing Medicinal Pills, treatment array platforms, and meridian-sealing instruments.

The Formation Hall dispatched three thousand Formation Masters to guard the nine sections of Spiritual Veins and the thirty-six core array bases separately, while the military reserves took over the roads along the way, sealing off all unrelated personnel.

Wang Pingan only pressed his Divine Kingdom's imprint on the outer layers of the two Breakthrough areas, without sending even a shred of power into the bodies of Wang Mu and Wang Shan.

"You must take the Realm yourselves; the Divine Kingdom will guard your retreat, and no one should expect me to walk the final step for you."

Before the Ancestral Court array platform, Wang Mu did not enter the array immediately; he placed the master token of the Nine-Ring Array Network on the long table and transferred the control permissions item by item.

Three deputies who had followed him for hundreds of years stood before the table with tense faces. Everyone knew that if there was the slightest error today, all thirty-six cities would have to bear the pressure together.

Wang Mu opened the main ledger of the Nine-Ring Array Network, his knuckles tapping against the pages as he re-explained the handling sequence for the stoppage of Spiritual Veins, the evacuation of cities, the damage to array bases, and the leakage of the Poison Sealing Area.

"If an accident occurs in the first group cycle, immediately close the exchange ports. For the cities' civilian Spiritual Qi, only maintain the Medical Cultivator Camp, the Nursery, and the granaries; shut down all other Formations."

"If an accident occurs in the second group cycle, seal the Northern Mining Area. Craftsmen must take the eastern backup path, and no one is permitted to turn back to salvage array materials; however much is lost will be charged to the Ancestral Court's account."

"If an accident occurs in the third group cycle, the Twelve Study Cities shall withdraw from the Ancestral Court's main vein and each activate their reserved Spirit Stones. Whoever dares to unauthorizedly reopen the main array, I will personally hold them accountable after I come out of seclusion."

Thunder pressed down above the Ancestral Court, and the outer edges of the array platform had already been battered into cracks by the lightning light, yet Wang Mu still called the three deputies before him one by one to verify their respective duties.

After handing over the final token, he pulled up the array diagram of the Poison Sealing Area again to confirm that both the dual-layer sealing Formation and the backup detoxification channels were operating.

A Formation Master anxiously urged: "Director-General, if we wait any longer, the power of the Lightning Tribulation will rise even further, and your protective array can no longer hold out!"

Without turning his head, Wang Mu only stared at the third monitoring point of the Poison Sealing Area until the gray marker representing the toxin returned to zero before closing the array diagram.

"The array network is handed over to you. If a problem arises, handle it according to the regulations. Whoever dares to use the entire Realm to back me up, I will deal with them when I come out."

As his voice fell, Wang Mu unfastened his outer robe and stepped into the central array platform of the Ancestral Court. The nine array gates closed one after another, blocking all outside personnel a hundred miles away.

On the military camp's parade ground, Wang Shan had already taken off the xueming mysterious armor. His upper body, covered in old scars, bore the scouring of Qi and blood, and the stone bricks beneath his feet sank into the ground one piece after another.

That crimson flame saber which had accompanied him in battle for many years was stabbed into the center of the parade ground; its blade bore dozens of notches, and its hilt had been replaced three times.

The fifty thousand Immortal Martial troops did not retreat. They proactively formed the Immovable Wisdom King Army Formation, intending to connect their own Qi and blood into the parade ground to share the backlash of the Breakthrough for Wang Shan.

Just as the army Formation was formed, Wang Shan raised his arm, blocking horizontally before the fifty thousand soldiers, and intercepted all the Qi and blood that had already approached the parade ground.

"Disperse the Formation and retreat to a hundred miles away! If you still have to carry this pass for me, with what face can I lead you into the battlefield in the future!"

Several deputy generals were unwilling to withdraw. One of them stepped out of the Formation, cupped his fists, and pleaded: "Commander, an army Formation of fifty thousand people can naturally share the Qi and blood; there is no need to stubbornly hold on alone."

Wang Shan kicked up the command flag beside him with one foot. The flag grazed the deputy general's shoulder and nailed into the ground, gouging a deep ravine on the earth, and the entire parade ground sank downward under the Martial Master's pressure.

"When I say retreat, you retreat! Today, your only job is to seal off the area. Whoever dares to cross the boundary, go to the Military Law Camp to receive fifty lashes first!"

The fifty thousand soldiers dispersed the army Formation according to orders, retreating a hundred miles backward, leaving only nine sealing battalions to guard the roads and protecting the Medical Cultivator Camp at an even greater distance.

Wang Shan swept his gaze across the army Formation, confirming that no one had unauthorizedly connected their own Qi and blood, before turning around to grasp the crimson flame saber, allowing his century of accumulation to impact the Martial Ancestor barrier.

Above the Ancestral Court, the first bolt of thunder pierced through the array platform. Wang Mu sat cross-legged within it, his robes shattering into dust, and the lightning light coursed along his Meridians straight into his Dantian.

The Spiritual Qi suppressed for a century lost its Realm restriction and surged collectively toward the Dantian. The unformed Golden Core was battered back and forth by the impact, and his Meridians bulged accordingly.

The meridian-protecting Formations prepared by the Formation Hall lit up one after another, but they could only constrain the leaking Spiritual Qi and were unable to share the internal impact for Wang Mu.

Wang Mu did not force the condensation of his Golden Core. He divided the Spiritual Qi surging into his body into three strands, and according to the operational method of the Nine-Ring Array Network, established an independent cycle for each.

The first strand of Spiritual Qi traversed the main Meridians, responsible for stabilizing the outer layer of the Dantian; the second strand was pressed into the Meridians to gradually reinforce the pressure-bearing nodes; and the third strand was finally sent into the embryonic Golden Core.

The three groups of Spiritual Qi each followed their own path, leaving exchange ports only at the outer periphery of the Dantian, so that if any group went out of control, the other two groups could be shut down at any time.

The second bolt of thunder fell into the array platform, striking several cracks on the surface of the embryonic Golden Core. Wang Mu immediately reduced the injection of Spiritual Qi, refusing to contend with the Lightning Tribulation for time.

Inside the military camp, Wang Shan's Breakthrough took a completely different path. There was not the slightest room for diversion for the Qi and blood within his body; he could only repeatedly impact the Martial Ancestor barrier.

The power accumulated from a century of suppression was too heavy; every step forward he took caused the training array platform beneath his feet to sink into the ground, and the surrounding stone bricks shattered in large swathes.

Wang Shan raised his blade and slashed forward, his Qi and blood spreading out a hundred zhang with the momentum of the blade. Just as his Martial Domain formed a preliminary outline, its edges lost restraint, pushing down the walls of the parade ground at the waist.