110: Chapter 110 Fusion of Two Arrays

After expressing their gratitude, Ye Xuan and Ye Yi asked for nothing else but to enter the Imperial Palace's Library Pavilion.

Perhaps they could find information concerning the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array there.

Once the Emperor had bestowed their rewards, he waved his hand wearily and dismissed them.

The Emperor was already sixty years old, belonging to the elderly lineage, yet he was still hanging on by a thread, neither improving nor passing away.

In the eyes of Ye Xuan and Ye Yi, who were already Cultivators, he was merely an old man with one foot in the grave, nothing special.

With their business concluded, they took their leave.

Outside the Imperial Palace.

Guo Zhengning laughed heartily as he patted the two brothers on the shoulders. "Ye Xuan! Ye Yi! You two are truly incredible! We are all high-ranking officials now!"

"Master, are you feeling quite Divine Qi now?" Ye Yi said with a chuckle.

Guo Zhengning's face was full of joy as he said, "How many days do you plan to stay in the Imperial Capital? Give me a time, and we'll return home together!"

If he returned now, it would be in absolute glory. He could hardly believe that he, Guo Zhengning, could become a general and have an audience with the Emperor.

All of this was thanks to the two brothers of the Ye family; as their master, he had basked in quite a lot of their reflected glory!

Ye Xuan smiled and said, "Master, we aren't sure about that yet. We'll let you know when the time comes."

After all, they didn't know if they could find books regarding the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array in the Imperial Capital's Library Pavilion, so they would have to conduct a thorough search.

Guo Zhengning naturally understood Ye Xuan's meaning and said nothing more, taking his leave first.

Watching Guo Zhengning depart, the easygoing smiles on Ye Xuan and Ye Yi's faces faded.

"Let's go. To the Library Pavilion first," Ye Xuan spoke.

The two re-entered the palace. With the medallions personally bestowed by the Emperor, their path was unobstructed.

The person in charge of managing the Library Pavilion was a white-haired old eunuch surnamed Liu. Having heard that the two were Immortal Masters and meritorious officials who had repelled the Jin State, he did not dare to be the least bit negligent and personally led them inside.

"Immortal Master sirs, this Library Pavilion is divided into three floors. The first floor contains ordinary classics, history, philosophy, and literature. The second floor holds military strategy and regional gazetteers of various provinces."

"The third floor contains Immortal Sect records, though many are incomplete due to their great age."

Eunuch Liu introduced the sections in detail as they walked, his tone respectful.

Ye Xuan's heart stirred. The Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array was so bizarre and malicious that it was certainly not something recorded in ordinary texts; it was highly likely to be on the third floor.

Thus he said, "I'll trouble you, Eunuch. We need to enter the third floor for our research!"

"Yes, please follow this old servant, Immortal Masters."

Eunuch Liu respectfully led them in.

The stairs leading to the third floor were paved with bluestone, and the steps were covered in fine, dense patterns. They felt faintly of spiritual energy to the touch and looked like some kind of runes.

The space on the third floor was more spacious than the first and second floors. The bookshelves towered to the ceiling, densely packed with books. Many covers were yellowed and damaged, and some pages were even stuck together.

"Immortal Masters, the records on the third floor are numerous and the categorization is somewhat disorganized. This old servant will wait at the door. If you have any needs, just call out."

After Eunuch Liu finished speaking, he closed the main doors and quietly withdrew.

The moment the doors closed, Ye Xuan and Ye Yi immediately split up and began searching for records related to the 'Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array'.

They focused their search on books related to Formations and techniques, picking up heavy volumes and scanning the text on the pages at high speed.

Time passed bit by bit. From midday to dusk, the two had flipped through nearly half of the records, yet they still hadn't found any mention of the 'Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array'.

Ye Yi said with some frustration, "Big brother, it's almost dark. Why isn't there a single clue? Could it be that this Library Pavilion doesn't have any information on this Formation at all?"

Ye Xuan was also somewhat puzzled. He stopped his movements and let his gaze sweep across the bookshelves before him.

This Library Pavilion was where the Emperor kept his collection. It contained many martial arts Cultivation Techniques and even some immortal arts. There was no reason they shouldn't find a single trace.

Could it be that the direction of their search was wrong?

"The core of the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array is to absorb Blood Qi and destroy Spiritual Veins. We might as well look for records related to blood arrays and vein destruction."

Ye Yi's eyes lit up, and he said, "That's right! Big brother, maybe the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array is extremely rare, but if we find Formations that are similar to it, we might find a way to deal with it!"

They continued their search. Ye Xuan picked up a book titled 'treasured codex of extraordinary arts' and flipped through several pages until he saw a Soul-Extinguishing Array. This Formation bore some similarities to the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array.

Both used the refined Blood Qi of living people as bait, placed on the ground to generate Devilish Qi for extinguishing souls and forging equipment.

Seeing the mention of extinguishing souls and forging equipment, Ye Xuan couldn't help but think of the secret letter in Mad Blade Immortal Master's Storage Pouch. Those people from the Xuanyou Sect wanted to annex the Yan State and then refine everyone in the entire country.

How did that relate to the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array within the Spiritual Vein?

"Big brother! I found it!" At this moment, Ye Yi's voice, filled with excitement he couldn't hide, drifted over.

He was holding a copy of 'Ancient Formation Records'. This book was extremely old; the edges of the pages were already brittle and could break with just a little force.

And on it was written a Formation called the Vein-Corroding Blood Array, which was specifically used to destroy Spiritual Veins.

Ye Xuan immediately came over and studied it carefully by the faint light from the window.

The Soul-Extinguishing Array in the 'treasured codex of extraordinary arts' used the Blood Qi of living beings for Soul Refining. The Vein-Corroding Blood Array in the 'Ancient Formation Records' used Blood Qi to corrode Spiritual Veins.

If the two were fused together, they might be able to reconstruct the key to the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array!

After thinking for a moment, Ye Xuan said, "As for the method to break the Formation—since it's written above that the Soul-Extinguishing Array uses Soul Refining as its Foundation and the Vein-Corroding Blood Array uses vein corrosion as its skeleton, the key to breaking the Formation lies in dividing and neutralizing them."

"It seems we have to solve two Formations?" Ye Yi said with a solemn expression.

"Yi-zi, look." Ye Xuan pointed at the Formation diagram on the page, touching the position of the Formation eye.

"It says here that the Vein-Corroding Blood Array uses four blood-gathering points as Formation eyes, buried deep within the hubs of the Spiritual Vein. They must be continuously doused with the blood of living people to generate the Devilish Qi that corrodes the Spiritual Vein. Once the supply of Blood Qi to the Formation eyes is cut off, more than half of the Formation will collapse on its own."

"But the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array is different from the Vein-Corroding Blood Array. It also incorporates the Soul Refining method of the Soul-Extinguishing Array. There must be a power within the Formation that refines Blood Qi. Ordinary methods of breaking Formations likely won't work," Ye Yi said, frowning.

"You're right." Ye Xuan nodded and picked up the 'treasured codex of extraordinary arts' again, turning to the page recording the Soul-Extinguishing Array. "The Soul-Extinguishing Array refines Blood Qi. Since the generated Devilish Qi is an aid for Soul Refining, it is also the Formation's weakness. This Devilish Qi is cold and yin in nature, so it can be countered with pure yang items."

"I see. There's no time to lose, let's inform Father immediately!" Ye Yi said urgently.

Ye Xuan nodded, but his face became serious. "But... Yi-zi, I still have concerns."

"Big brother, are you worried that the Xuanyou Sect will make a comeback?" Ye Yi saw through Ye Xuan's worry.

Ye Xuan nodded and said, "The people of the Xuanyou Sect want to refine a devilish artifact. The person behind Mad Blade Immortal Master is an old devil at the Foundation Establishment stage. I'm afraid that if we break the Formation, it will bring trouble!"

Ye Yi was also troubled upon hearing this, but he said, "Big brother, let's go home and discuss it with Father! Our Ye family must be able to use this Spiritual Vein!"

"Mm, that's all we can do." Ye Xuan thought of Ye Jing. Their father, who was now leading them on the path to immortality, was the backbone of the entire Ye family. With him there, the Ye family could overcome any difficulty!