Ling Xie'er shook her head blankly and said, "There's a change in the array. Xie'er has focused all my attention on maintaining the stability of the array. Xie'er only knows that many people have come and they seem to be setting something up. Xie'er doesn't know the specifics either."
Seeing Ling Xie'er's frail state, Yi Yun rubbed her head and said, "It's been hard on you these past few days. After this matter is over, I'll find some soul-nourishing items for you to replenish your depleted soul power."
As Yi Yun spoke, he suddenly felt the array begin to tremble again. Yi Yun frowned slightly. He could sense that if the anomaly continued, the array would become more and more unstable. The outcome would probably be catastrophic.
"Xie'er, have a good rest. Leave the rest to me. I'll take a look at the pills first."
Now, Yi Yun was most worried about the Fate Changing Pill.
The pill was of great importance. Not only was it important to the Nine Li Magus Maiden, it was the same for Huan Chenxue.
The more heaven-defying a pill was, the harsher the refinement requirements were, much less with such a huge anomaly.
Now, Yi Yun wanted to find the reason for the array's anomaly. According to Ling Xie'er, the anomaly had happened to the array first before Pillheart Patriarch and company entered the array. As such, he deduced that the anomaly had nothing to do with Pillheart Patriarch and company.
And on further inference, Yi Yun felt that the most likely explanation was that the anomaly had something to do with him replacing the South Li Fire with the Heretical God Fire Seed five years ago.
"From the looks of it, I have yet to fully comprehend the heritage left behind by Senior Divine Alchemist. I nearly caused a disaster. Thankfully, I came out of seclusion in time."
Now that Yi Yun had broken through to the Supremacy realm, the worldly laws had completely fused with his flesh and blood. His insights into all the laws, including the Dao of alchemy, had been enhanced. He was confident that he could reverse the anomaly in the array. He could even turn the disaster into an opportunity to complete the Herb Nurturing Array under his control!
"Alright!" Ling Xie'er nodded. Just as she was about to fly into Yi Yun's God Advent Tower, her expression suddenly changed as she came to a halt.
"What's wrong?"
Yi Yun was connected to Ling Xie'er's psyche, so he could sense the change in her thoughts.
Ling Xie'er pursed her lips, her face filled with grievance as she said, "Those people … they …"
Ling Xie'er had fused with the array. Previously, she had invested all her soul forces into maintaining the array's stability. She had no time to pay attention to what Pillheart Patriarch and company were doing. After all, from her point of view, with the Nine Li Magus Empire around, it was impossible for Pillheart Patriarch to damage the array no matter what he did. If not, the Nine Li Magus Empire would be the first to object.
"What's going on? Share your spirit with me. Let me see what's going on!"
Yi Yun said with a sullen expression. Ling Xie'er nodded. Instantly, Yi Yun's perception traversed the distance of space and reached the core of the array.
Here, the original island had been sealed by a huge seven-colored light barrier, and outside this light barrier, more than ten thousand people had gathered!
"So many people have come!"
Yi Yun frowned. It was true that more than ten thousand people had entered the array's interior. Furthermore, Yi Yun could see people dressed in Nine Li Magus Maiden attire outside the barrier. This also meant that the Nine Li Magus Empire had permitted the entry of more than ten thousand people.
"Hmm? They are setting up an array! "
Yi Yun scanned the area with his perception and saw that there were a total of 10,800 people setting up an array. They were split into four layers. The outermost layer was a group of junior disciples that had cultivated for less than a few decades. They held array flags in their hands and infused their Yuan Qi into the array flags, providing the array with energy to operate.
The middle layer was made up of Dao Palace realm disciples. They stood on array disks and maintained the array's stability.
Further in were Elders at the Supremacy realm and above. Every one of them stood on array runes and were the core strength of the array.
And at the core of the array were seven people. Among them, Yi Yun saw Nine Li Magus Maiden and Aged Blackrock.
Apart from them, there were three alchemists. It was obvious at a glance because the three of them had a cauldron floating beneath their feet.
They were the Pillheart Patriarch, Ouming Yin, and a middle-aged man that Yi Yun had never seen before.
Yi Yun could not help but carefully size up the person. He was dressed in a purplish-gold robe with a five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on it. It coiled around his entire body and he was tall and slender. His brows were like swords and his eyes were bright and spirited. He exuded an extraordinary bearing, as though he was a sovereign.
Another alchemist sage!
In the core of the Herb Nurturing Array were three alchemist sages. Even in the Nine Li Magus Empire's history, they had gathered alchemists from all over the world to study the Herb Nurturing Array, but they had never gathered three alchemist sages.
At that moment, the middle-aged man spoke. "Your Excellency, your Nine Li Magus Empire wants me to maintain the array's stability but you do not agree to some of my suggestions. How am I to cast my alchemical arts?"
The High Priest that the middle-aged man mentioned was a white-robed elder among the seven. Embroidered on his chest was the Nine Li Magus Empire's nine-eyed emblem. His silver hair reached his waist and his two white eyebrows were about half a foot long. They reached his cheeks and he looked like an immortal.
The Nine Li Magus Empire had a High Priest, Grand Elder, and Nine Li Magus Maiden. Nominally, the Nine Li Magus Maiden enjoyed the highest standing with the High Priest second.
However, the Nine Li Magus Maiden was only a mortal after all. In the Nine Li Magus Empire's long history, she spent most of her time in slumber or reincarnation. In fact, the person with the highest authority in the Nine Li Magus Empire was the High Priest.
The High Priest had lived for a long time, tens of millions of years longer than Grand Elder Aged Blackrock. Even Aged Blackrock was only a junior of the High Priest when he first matured.
The High Priest's white eyebrows twitched as he said leisurely, "Alchemist Sage Purple Gold, I have long heard of your name. However, you have yet to prove the might of your array. How can I believe you in everything?"
Alchemist Sage Purple Gold laughed out loud. "I will naturally prove the array's might. However, it's a little too late for you to seek my help now. You might not know that this array had undergone an anomaly a few years ago. However, the anomaly was very slight in the beginning and it was forcefully suppressed by someone. That's why none of you discovered it."
"Now that the anomaly has developed to such an extent, the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi within the array is in complete chaos. Even I find it difficult to deal with it!"
"Oh?" The High Priest's expression sank. The anomaly had occurred a few years ago? High Priest Nine Li had been meditating in seclusion all these years. He was alarmed by the anomaly in the array. He never expected that according to Alchemist Sage Purple Gold, the matter was being suppressed by someone.
"Who is suppressing the anomaly in the array?"
The High Priest's eyes flashed like lightning as though they could penetrate everything.
"If I'm not wrong, it's the fire seed that has fused with the array," said Alchemist Sage Purple Gold with a smile. Alchemist Sage Purple Gold said with a smile as though he already had a plan in mind. "According to what you said, that reckless junior had used his fire seed to replace the South Li Fire. And that fire seed has already gained sentience. It naturally knows how to follow its owner's wishes and hide the mistakes of its owner. Unfortunately, there's no way to conceal the truth. The anomaly in the array is turning more and more intense. It's no longer something she can stop. Naturally, she can't conceal it any longer. "
The High Priest's expression sank. So that was the reason. Not only had the youth caused the anomaly in the array, he had even left behind his fire seed. He had nearly caused a huge disaster!
"Li'er, you have really gone too far this time!"
The High Priest sighed as he looked at Nine Li Magus Maiden. Every time Nine Li Magus Maiden reincarnated, her memories would be blank at the beginning due to a mystery in her womb. She needed to slowly learn and develop her mind to a certain stage before she could slowly recover her memories.
And every time Nine Li Magus Maiden was a young girl, the High Priest would personally teach her. Over the generations, the feelings he had for Nine Li Magus Maiden were indescribable.
"Master, Yi Yun is the true successor of the divine alchemist. Li'er has expended quite a bit of the clan's resources over the years. Historically, other alchemist sages have tried to study the Herb Nurturing Array but to no avail …"
"To no avail but at least it did not make things worse!" said the High Priest snappily.
Nine Li Magus Maiden fell silent. She had witnessed Yi Yun's abilities and believed that he could bring about miracles. However, the anomaly in the array was a fact. As such, she could not refute the High Priest's words.
"Haha, Your Highness, you are still lacking in experience in this life after all. You are easily deceived by others. In addition, I'm different from the other alchemist sages you mentioned! Your Highness, please do not compare me to the alchemist sages that have visited the Nine Li Magus Empire in history! "
As Alchemist Sage Purple Gold spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up. In fact, although he felt contempt for Yi Yun, he was very interested in obtaining the divine alchemist's heritage. He said leisurely, "Your Excellency, if I were you, I would have long sought Yi Yun out to question him. And according to what I know, Yi Yun is still cultivating in a mystic ground of your Nine Li Magus Empire. He is enjoying the resources of your Nine Li Magus Empire. Your Nine Li Magus Empire sure is magnanimous. "
How could the High Priest not hear the sarcasm in Alchemist Sage Purple Gold's words? He said unhappily, "I know what to do."
In fact, how could the High Priest not be infuriated when he learned of the cause of the array's anomaly? He obviously wanted to seek Yi Yun out to question him but the Nine Li Magus Maiden objected forcefully. Yi Yun was at a critical moment of his breakthrough and a mental demon was invading him. If he was disturbed, he might suffer a Qi Deviation.
The High Priest had watched the Nine Li Magus Maiden grow up. He naturally understood her stubbornness. Since the Nine Li Magus Maiden objected, the High Priest temporarily let it go. Besides, he believed that it would be pointless even if he sought Yi Yun out to question him. What else could he do with the trouble he had caused?
Seeing that the High Priest was enraged, Alchemist Sage Purple Gold naturally did not dare to infuriate him further. He said with a smile, "If I can remove the anomaly in the Herb Nurturing Array, I have a condition."
"What is it? Speak!"
The High Priest had invited Alchemist Sage Purple Gold because he knew that he would demand an exorbitant price. However, the Nine Li Magus Empire had deep heritage. As long as he could stabilize the array, the Nine Li Magus Empire was willing to pay the price.
Alchemist Sage Purple Gold chuckled and said, "What I want is … the fire seed that punk left in the array!"
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