362: Thousands of formations, unpredictable

Great Xia Holy Academy.

Zhou Xuantian's residence.

"Tsk, tsk! Not simple at all."

Song Shenfeng looked at the battle report in his hand with a sigh, but he wasn't surprised in the slightest.

He had long felt that something was off about Xie Weilou, and what was happening now proved his earlier feeling was correct.

Zhou Xuantian took a sip of tea: "That kid actually cultivated Haoran Sword Qi to completion so quietly. Do you have anything to say?"

Song Shenfeng said with a smile: "What can I say? Only that he is extraordinarily talented! Moreover, this Haoran Sword Qi is the inheritance of the Haoran Branch. For questions about it, you should ask Grandmaster."

Meng Xiuyuan entered the pavilion, and he said calmly: "I did not pass on the Haoran Sword Qi to him, but... I passed it on to Lin Qinghuang."

"Heh heh! What's the difference between you passing it on to Lin Qinghuang and passing it on to Xie Weilou?"

Zhou Xuantian rolled his eyes.

"......"

Meng Xiuyuan gave a wry smile and sat down beside them. At this moment, he was also somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Xie Weilou to be able to cultivate Haoran Sword Qi to great mastery.

Song Shenfeng sighed: "That kid went to the Western Regions and didn't even use my Heaven Hammering Fist. What a pity! If he could use my fist technique to break through Meng Hu Pass, that would be interesting."

Zhou Xuantian and Meng Xiuyuan were speechless for a moment, but they also had to admit that Song Shenfeng's fist technique was indeed very powerful.

Zhou Xuantian put down his teacup and looked at Song Shenfeng: "Aren't you planning a trip to West Chu? That kid took Xi Xuan Pass and is probably going to attack Meng Hu Pass. If he's targeted by the Divine Court..."

Song Shenfeng said with a smile: "It is indeed time for a trip. I also want to see how many more tricks that kid has up his sleeve."

He could go and observe in secret; perhaps that kid would give him a huge surprise.

"Go on! Don't let anything happen to him."

Zhou Xuantian waved his hand lightly.

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Night.

The starry sky at the border was extremely beautiful. The firmament was as clear as washed jade, with countless stars twinkling, their brilliant light shining down and sealing off Xi Xuan Pass.

The soldiers lit bonfires inside the city, eating food and drinking good wine, silently gazing at the starry sky.

That bright moon reminded them of the full moon in their hometown. It was clearly the same moon, yet why did it feel so different?

On top of a pavilion.

Xie Weilou sat cross-legged, a gray, incomplete array disc placed before him. In his mind, Dragon Old Freak's True Array Interpretation appeared.

The True Array Interpretation contained countless array formations, with the highest involving seventh-grade arrays. Both setting up and deciphering arrays were included within it.

"Arrays are myriad and unfathomably profound, but ultimately, they fall into only three categories: killing arrays, trapping arrays, and functional arrays; functional arrays include gathering spirit, absorbing qi, drawing primal energy..."

Xie Weilou closed his eyes, earnestly comprehending the True Array Interpretation.

The path of arrays was extremely profound. Setting up low-grade arrays required an array disc, array flags, array materials, and so on.

High-grade arrays, however, could draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or even the grand momentum of heaven and earth, to form unique array eyes, thereby establishing world-shaking grand arrays.

And in Xie Weilou's own understanding, there were mighty individuals who could use ancient stars and the myriad universes as arrays, which was even more profound.

Of course, such situations were not in Dragon Old Freak's Pill Dao notes; they belonged to his knowledge from reading novels.

Whether such experts existed in this world was unknown.

One hour passed.

Xie Weilou carefully read through the True Array Interpretation once, and his understanding of arrays improved to another level.

He had completely memorized the content. As for whether he could set up arrays, that would depend on future practice. With his experience in Restriction, learning arrays would not be too difficult.

He opened his eyes and looked at the array disc before him. According to the True Array Interpretation, array discs were specially forged objects containing the power of arrays and Restriction. Using an array disc as the eye, one could set up array formations.

This array disc in front of him should belong to a fifth-grade array master. The array power and Restriction power it contained only involved the fifth grade, but this item had great reference value and could be used for observation.

"Young Master, Eunuch Huang has arrived."

Yang Xiu flew over and bowed to Xie Weilou. Eunuch Huang was also beside him.

Xie Weilou stood up, looked at Eunuch Huang, and cupped his fists with a smile: "Greetings, Eunuch Huang."

Eunuch Huang said: "Young Master, there's no need for formalities. This time, I've come to Xi Xuan Pass simply to relay a message from His Majesty to you."

"......"

Yang Xiu bowed and retreated.

"Oh?"

Xie Weilou became interested.

Eunuch Huang said with a serious expression: "His Majesty said that from now on, the Zhenxi Army will be completely under your sole command. If Young Master is a dragon, you shall soar through the nine heavens. You can do anything you wish with confidence and boldness. If trouble arises, he will bear it for you. If he cannot bear it, the Holy Academy will naturally cover for you!"

"......"

After listening, Xie Weilou couldn't help but be stunned. The Xia Emperor's move was quite peculiar.

If this were the case, then he truly had to look up to the Xia Emperor. Such an Emperor had an extremely high vision, walked a very broad path, was not bound by mundane matters, and could go even further.

His previous exchanges with the Xia Emperor also revealed some of the profound mysteries within.

However, he could only see through a portion of the Xia Emperor's arrangements for him; the remaining part, he couldn't discern.

What was the other party's true objective?

Perhaps, time would provide the answer.

Eunuch Huang said meaningfully: "It's understandable that Young Master has doubts, but His Majesty will not harm you, because the moment you entered the Holy Academy, the entire Holy Academy became your greatest support."

The experts of the Holy Academy could all become Xie Weilou's teachers; this was the promise the Dean made to the Xia Emperor.

After listening, Xie Weilou bowed again: "Thank you, Eunuch Huang, for coming to inform me of His Majesty's thoughts."

Still, the same words: what the Xia Emperor's true thoughts were, time would tell. As for how to act, Xie Weilou had to weigh it himself!

Eunuch Huang nodded lightly. He looked at the array disc in front of Xie Weilou and said with a faint smile: "If Young Master is interested in array formations, when you return to Tianqi, you can seek out the Fourth Mr. of the Holy Academy. He is a true master of arrays."

"Thank you for the reminder, Eunuch Huang."

Xie Weilou cupped his fists slightly.

Eunuch Huang said with a smile: "It's a small matter! The message has been delivered, so I shall take my leave."

With that, he flew away.

Lin Qinghuang instantly appeared beside Xie Weilou. She whispered: "Sending Eunuch Huang personally, perhaps this is the Xia Emperor's attitude towards you."

Xie Weilou looked towards the sky and sighed: "The Xia Emperor is truly extraordinary! However, I am still on this chessboard, and I am curious about what his true thoughts are."

"You'll know in the future."

Lin Qinghuang said with a smile.

Regardless of others' schemes, the current Xie Weilou could completely walk sideways in Great Xia.

"That's true too."

Xie Weilou smiled indifferently, not taking this matter too much to heart.