362: Chapter 362 Grandmaster of Array Formation

The sole reason he brought Lu Li here was his deduction that if a Heaven-Defying object like the 'void divine crystal' still existed in the Xuanhuang Realm, the most likely place for it to be born was this ancient battlefield, Soul Severing Ridge, where the Law of Space was in utter Chaos!

As the Son of Destiny, Lu Li was a literal guiding light as long as he was thrown into a place containing treasures. Even if he walked blindly with his eyes closed, treasures would actively throw themselves at his feet.

Lu Yuan performed a secret technique to perfectly conceal his aura within the Void Realm, leisurely following Lu Li from a hundred miles behind, acting as both a 'Dao Protector' and a 'Harvester'.

And sure enough.

The treasure-hunting ability of a Son of Destiny was absolutely unreasonable, operating on the level of rules and Karma.

Less than half an hour after Lu Li entered deep into Soul Severing Ridge, his powerful Chaos Body intuition guided him to avoid several fatal void cracks hidden in the darkness.

Suddenly, he stopped deep within an extremely well-hidden valley where the surrounding terrain was as complex as a labyrinth.

Ahead of him, on the mountain wall, was the entrance to an underground cave hidden by vines.

At this entrance, over a dozen overlapping, broken ancient killing Formations shrouded the area, emitting a terrifying aura of destruction.

Although these killing Formations were dilapidated due to their great age, the residual power that had once strangled True Immortals still remained.

If an ordinary Void Immortal dared to approach within a hundred feet, they would be instantly ground into a bloody mist by Sword Qi and spatial turbulence.

"Eh? The Formations here... seem a bit interesting."

Lu Li did not shrink back because of the danger ahead; instead, a strange light flashed in his eyes.

He had originally only possessed a superficial knowledge of the Dao of Formations and was by no means an expert.

But at this moment, as he stood before this dilapidated killing Formation, the mysterious power within him belonging to the Son of Destiny seemed to be instantly activated.

In his eyes, those chaotic and murderous Formation Patterns seemed to come alive, turning into dancing symbols.

A strong urge to solve this puzzle took over his heart.

Involuntarily, Lu Li sat cross-legged just ten feet away from the killing Formation, his eyes fixed on the Formation Patterns as he entered a profound state of Epiphany.

One day passed.

Evil Qi churned within Soul Severing Ridge, and from time to time, vengeful spirits and ghosts howled past, but Lu Li remained as steady as Mount Tai, with Chaos Qi circulating around his body, isolating him from all external evils.

His brow would furrow and then relax as his hands unconsciously traced patterns in the air, deducing the gates of life and death within the Formation.

Two days passed.

Fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead, his speed of deduction grew faster and faster, and the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.

Those Ancient Formation Patterns, which had originally seemed like a heavenly script to him, were having their veils peeled back layer by layer by his incredible Comprehension Ability.

The morning of the third day.

As the first ray of dim sunlight to penetrate the evil mist fell upon Lu Li.

Hum!

Lu Li snapped his eyes open. In that instant, his eyes seemed to contain countless complex golden Formation Patterns flowing and cycling, as deep as the vast starry sky.

A profound aura of the Dao of Formations, one that seemed capable of piercing through all illusions in the world, suddenly radiated from his body.

"I understand! This so-called ancient killing Formation merely utilizes the misaligned refraction of spatial nodes; its core Formation Eye shifted three inches long ago during the passage of time! As long as I reverse the Li-Fire Position and cut off the Spiritual Qi supply to the Kan-Water Position, this Formation is nothing more than this!"

Lu Li leaped up in excitement, his face full of the wild joy and confidence that comes after solving a difficult problem.

His hands moved like fluttering butterflies, rapidly forming seals before his chest with movements as smooth as flowing water, carrying an indescribable charm of the Great Dao.

"Break!"

With a clear shout, several spiritual power seals containing the power of Chaos were struck with absolute precision into several key nodes of the dilapidated killing Formation.

Rumble—

Accompanied by a dull roar, those dozen ancient killing Formations—capable of strangling True Immortals and making people turn away in fear—actually melted away like snow under a scorching sun under his dazzling, Divine-Grade series of maneuvers, forced to retreat from the center to both sides to reveal a perfectly safe passage.

A Great Grandmaster of Formations!

This was the terrifying aspect of the Son of Destiny!

In just three days, inspired by observing this ancient remnant Formation and bolstered by his unreasonable, Heaven-Defying Luck, Lu Li had actually achieved a complete Epiphany in the Dao of Formations! He had not only broken the killing Formation before him but had directly crossed the chasm that countless Formation Masters could not bridge in their entire lives, ascending to the heavens in a single bound and stepping into the Realm of a Great Grandmaster of Formations!

"Haha! I succeeded! If Father saw my Formation-breaking technique just now and knew I'm already a Great Grandmaster of Formations, he would definitely praise me a lot!"

Lu Li was full of joy, like a child who had scored full marks and was eager to show off to his parents. He impatiently followed the safe passage into the dark underground cave.

Deep in the cave, there were no monsters or ghosts guarding it as he had imagined, nor were there piles of immortal Magic Treasures.

In the center of this somewhat empty stone room, there was only a fist-sized crystal, entirely a strange transparent color, with an interior that seemed to contain a miniature sea of stars, quietly floating in mid-air.

The space around this crystal was in an extremely unstable, distorted state, emitting a hallucinatory spatial Origin fluctuation sufficient to make a Void Immortal feel palpitations.

"What kind of treasure is this? It looks so magical."

Lu Li leaned in curiously.

Sensing no warning of danger, he casually reached out and grabbed the floating crystal in his hand.

It felt as light as nothing, as if he were holding not a stone but a mass of pure void compressed to the extreme.

The wonderful tactile sensation made it hard for him to put it down.

"The spatial fluctuations of this thing are so strong; it must be a peerless material for crafting spatial Magic Treasures. If I take it back to Father, he'll definitely like it!"

Just as Lu Li was happily examining the treasure in his hand, preparing to put it into his storage ring for closer study...

"Lier, wait before you move it."

A mellow, familiar voice that carried a perfectly measured amount of 'anxiety' and 'sternness' suddenly echoed in the empty stone room behind him.

Lu Li was so startled by the sudden voice that his whole body jolted, and he whipped his head around.

He saw Lu Yuan had appeared three steps behind him like a ghost at some unknown time, his brow furrowed, staring at the transparent crystal in his hand with an incredibly 'grave' expression.

"Father?! You... didn't you say you'd wait outside for me and absolutely wouldn't act unless it was a life-or-death moment? Why did you suddenly come in?" Lu Li's eyes widened, his face full of shock and confusion.

Lu Yuan placed his hands behind his back, gave a slight sigh, and began his consummate performance without blushing or his heart skipping a beat.