331: Chapter 332 The other party actually knows so much about this!

"I fear my husband won't be able to return in the short term..."

Xiao Caiyue muttered to herself, and the last shred of hope in her heart vanished.

She put away the jade Talisman, no longer hoping for external aid, and instead poured all her focus into the Grand Array.

"Since that is the case, I have no choice but to fight with everything I have."

She gritted her teeth, her hands continuously forming seals, channeling the spiritual power of the Grand Array endlessly toward those two weak points.

The cracks on the light barrier were mended time and again, only to be torn open again and again.

That black snake was like a persistent maggot, biting tightly onto the cracks of the Grand Array, struggling desperately to burrow inside. Although its body was stuck by the light barrier, it continued to writhe, spitting out sinister black mist, corroding the Foundation of the Grand Array.

At the other weak point, the Black-robed man was also continuously urging the Restriction-Breaking Bead, bombarding the light barrier blow by blow.

Every strike caused the light barrier to tremble violently, with spiderweb-like cracks appearing on its surface.

Xiao Caiyue gritted her teeth and persisted, desperately reinforcing it.

Her spiritual power was being consumed at a rate visible to the naked eye, and the vitality within her body was also rapidly fading.

But she could not stop.

Once she stopped, the Grand Array would collapse, and Longmai Mountain would have no more barriers.

Outside the Grand Array.

The Black-robed man held the Restriction-Breaking Bead, bombarding the Grand Array while narrowing his eyes to observe the changes in the light barrier.

He clearly felt that after every one of his strikes, the Grand Array would quickly mend itself. That power of restoration, while not overwhelming, was extremely tenacious and incredibly precise, blocking the cracks perfectly every time.

"You do have some ability."

The Black-robed man let out a cold snort, a trace of impatience flashing in his eyes.

He had originally thought, how strong could the Grand Array of a newly established Foundation Establishment Family be? With him taking action personally, and possessing a treasure like the Restriction-Breaking Bead, breaking the array should have been effortless.

Yet he had not expected the person presiding over the Grand Array to be a Second-Order Array Master!

Furthermore, the opponent's control over the Grand Array was extremely exquisite; every repair was perfectly timed, minimizing the damage from the Restriction-Breaking Bead.

"If we keep dragging this out, who knows how long it will take."

The Black-robed man mused to himself, his brows furrowing slightly.

He had come this time under orders to take down Longmai Mountain as quickly as possible and uncover clues about that Fourth-Order True Spirit. If he delayed too long and news leaked, attracting other forces to intervene, it would be troublesome.

"I must speed this up."

His thoughts shifted, and he took out several Talismans emitting a faint, eerie light from his Storage Pouch.

They were Second-Order Restriction-Breaking Talismans!

Although this Talisman was a one-time consumable, its effect in breaking Restrictions was extremely domineering, far surpassing the Restriction-Breaking Bead in his hand. The only drawback was its high price—a single one cost over a thousand Spirit Stones.

However, at this moment, he could not care about that much.

The Black-robed man put away the Restriction-Breaking Bead and grasped the Restriction-Breaking Talismans in his hand. Just as he was about to continue the bombardment, suddenly—

His gaze flickered as he looked at the figure lingering near the edge of the Grand Array not far away.

Li Xuanfeng.

"You."

The Black-robed man spoke, his voice hoarse.

Hearing this, Li Xuanfeng paused, then quickly flew over and said respectfully:

"Senior, what are your orders?"

The Black-robed man handed the few Restriction-Breaking Talismans in his hand over and said indifferently:

"Take these Talismans and go to the other weak point of the Grand Array."

"The other one?"

Li Xuanfeng was stunned, then looked in the direction the Black-robed man pointed, a look of realization appearing on his face.

"Senior, you mean... that spot in the northeast corner?"

"Correct."

The Black-robed man nodded, a flash of shrewdness in his eyes:

"Although this Grand Array has a Foundation laid by the Third-Order Array Hall, it is newly established, so there is more than one weak point. The person presiding over the Grand Array is currently using all their strength to repair this side, so the northeast corner must be empty."

He paused, a cold sneer curling the corner of his mouth:

"Take the Restriction-Breaking Talismans and go attack that side. With us attacking both places simultaneously, let's see how much longer she can hold on."

Hearing this, Li Xuanfeng's heart sank slightly.

Of course, he knew about that weak point in the northeast corner.

In fact, he knew every weak point of the Longmai Mountain Grand Array clearly.

After all, this Grand Array was something the Li Family had spent a great deal of money to have the Third-Order Array Hall set up back in their prime. The Li Family had operated here for hundreds of years and knew every node and every weak point of the Grand Array like the back of their hand.

And after the Ye Family took over, although they strengthened patrols, they did not carry out a thorough modification of the Grand Array. Those weak points still existed.

He then took the few Restriction-Breaking Talismans, his figure flashed, and he sped toward the northeast corner of the Grand Array.

The northeast corner.

This weak point was located in a valley on the east side of Biyun Peak.

The valley was not large, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only a narrow passage leading to the outside world. The light barrier of the Grand Array was clearly weaker here than elsewhere, with fine, dense cracks vaguely visible.

Li Xuanfeng landed in the valley, looked up at the thin light barrier, and a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes.

Once upon a time, this was still the Li Family's territory.

He had cultivated on this mountain for hundreds of years and knew every inch of land here like the back of their hand.

And now...

He shook his head, suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, raised his hand, and stuck a Restriction-Breaking Talisman onto the light barrier.

"Explode!"

He gave a low shout and guided it with a hand seal.

Boom!

The Restriction-Breaking Talisman exploded with a roar, and a violent force of Restriction impacted the light barrier, instantly tearing open a crack several feet long!

Seeing this, Li Xuanfeng felt a surge of joy and quickly took out a second Restriction-Breaking Talisman, sticking it on another spot.

Boom, boom, boom!

Following several loud bangs, the Grand Array's light barrier trembled violently; the crack grew larger and deeper, and it looked like it was about to collapse completely!

On Biyun Peak.

Xiao Caiyue was using all her strength to repair the weak point that the Black-robed man was bombarding, when suddenly—

Her body stiffened.

Another part of the Grand Array, the northeast corner, was suffering a fierce attack!

And that attack power was even more domineering than the Black-robed man's Restriction-Breaking Bead!

"Not good!"

Xiao Caiyue's expression changed abruptly, and she quickly split off a wisp of Divine Sense to probe toward the northeast corner.

The next moment, she saw clearly the figure that was frantically attacking the Grand Array, and her beautiful eyes widened suddenly.

"The weak points of the Grand Array are a secret of every Family's power and would absolutely never be leaked to outsiders."

"Except for the Li Family, it is absolutely impossible for anyone else to be this familiar with the weak points of the Longmai Mountain Grand Array."

"And within the Li Family, only a portion of the core high-level members know this kind of secret."

"Could it be Li Xuanfeng?"

Thoughts raced through Xiao Caiyue's mind, and her first instinct was to suspect that Li Xuanfeng had betrayed the Spiritual Contract.

But immediately, she dismissed this guess.

Ye Changge had once told her that the Spiritual Contract was Second-Order and bound by the rules of the Heavenly Dao. With Li Xuanfeng's Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation, it was simply impossible for him to resist the backlash of the Spiritual Contract.

If the other party dared to violate the agreement, the backlash of the Spiritual Contract would surely cause a catastrophe.

Although there are many methods in the Cultivation World.

But the Li Family was just a small Foundation Establishment Family.

They absolutely did not have a method to break a Second-Order Spiritual Contract without paying a price.