Chapter 1940 - 399: Shoddy Construction
Chapter 1940 - 399: Shoddy Construction
In the cave, Lin Yifan would have suffocated long ago if not for the oxygen provided by his cultivation power.
He didn't want to stay any longer in this place, so he took advantage of the Xiangshan Corpse King's absence to start studying the cave mansion's array.
After carefully observing it, he realized this array wasn't very advanced, and he might be able to crack it without spending half a day.
No time to waste, he began searching for similarities between this array and the basic arrays he had learned.
It's widely known that more advanced and complex arrays are usually constructed from two or more small arrays.
As long as you identify these small arrays, you can break the entire array one by one.
Of course, apart from some extremely difficult arrays, because these arrays usually have unique, unfamiliar, and innovative characteristics.
You can't use the array knowledge you've learned to break them; you must come up with solutions independently.
The Xiangshan Corpse King's realm hasn't reached the Mysterious Immortal Fifth Realm, and being a Yin Spirit Master, his attainments in arrays are understandably weak.
Therefore, the array he'd constructed wouldn't be too advanced.
It didn't take Lin Yifan long to find a way to crack it.
He immediately used his mana to sketch the formation patterns, preparing to break the array.
About three hours later, he finally cracked the array.
No time to waste, he immediately took out the Spiritual Pearl, set up an array, and used the Earth Escape Technique to flee.
While searching Xiangshan for Yin Spirit Objects, the Xiangshan Corpse King sensed the cave mansion's array being destroyed and immediately returned to the cave to inspect.
Upon finding no trace of Lin Yifan in the cave, he was shocked and puzzled.
How did that kid manage it? His advanced array was clearly not something the kid could crack! Could he really be from a higher plane world?
Now is not the time for doubt; it's time to bring that kid back. So he utilized his Yin Spirit Technique to have the wandering ghosts in Xiangshan search for that particular scent belonging to him.
All over Xiangshan, his wandering ghosts acted as his eyes, observing every movement and stillness within the mountain. That's one of the reasons he could find cultivators quickly in Xiangshan.
Soon, his wandering ghosts reported back; his scent appeared in one spot besides his current location, three kilometers southeast of the cave mansion.
The Xiangshan Corpse King immediately cast spells and rushed over.
"Swish!"
In a few blinks, he arrived at the location, but he didn't see Lin Yifan's silhouette upon scanning the area.
While puzzled, the wandering ghosts in Xiangshan again reported that his scent appeared seven kilometers southeast of the cave.
The Xiangshan Corpse King was confident Lin Yifan hadn't fled in any other direction, so he continued his pursuit southeast.
Before long, he encountered Lin Yifan emerging from the soil.
Thinking he was safe, Lin Yifan just wanted to relax when the Xiangshan Corpse King pressed down on his shoulder.
He shivered, terrified to the extreme.
How did he manage this far, only to have a sinister hand appear on his shoulder? Could the Xiangshan Corpse King have caught up?
Impossible, how did he know I fled in this direction?
To verify whose hand rested upon his shoulder, Lin Yifan nervously looked back, catching a glimpse from the corner of his eye.
Suddenly, a hideously ugly face appeared before him: "Hehe, kid, who would've thought I'd catch you again."
"Oh no! Old monster, how did you do it?" Lin Yifan exclaimed, unable to resist asking.
"In Xiangshan, there's nothing I'm unaware of," the Xiangshan Corpse King replied.
"You wouldn't tell me you have the entire Xiangshan under your surveillance, would you?" Lin Yifan questioned.
"Exactly!"
"Oh come on!"
Lin Yifan rolled his eyes, speechless to the extreme.
If he'd known earlier, he wouldn't have shown off, emerging from the soil to take a breather.
"Kid, impressive! You managed to escape from my allegedly impregnable cave mansion." The Xiangshan Corpse King genuinely admired him.
"You're proud of calling that broken cave impregnable? To us array experts, it's a shoddy project,"
Lin Yifan sneered, cursed the Xiangshan Corpse King disdainfully, not caring about offending him.
"Array expert? Aren't you supposed to specialize in Yin Spirit Techniques?" the Xiangshan Corpse King asked.
"Who told you specializing in Yin Spirit Techniques couldn't make you an array expert?" Lin Yifan retorted.
"True, but I won't believe you anymore. Obediently come back with me!"
"Old monster, I have nothing left to teach you, learn on your own," Lin Yifan refused to return to that malodorous cave.
"That's impossible, you must teach me the technique,"
"Teach you my foot, I've got important matters to attend to, can't stay here and fool around with you,"
"Don't you realize you're in my grasp; without my permission, you can't go anywhere."
"Wouldn't you want to enter the Gen Ghost Palace?" Lin Yifan asked.
"I suspect you're not a disciple of the Gen Ghost Palace nor a Yin Spirit Master," the Xiangshan Corpse King responded.
"How dare you, wicked creature, deny my identity; I'll surely send someone to annihilate you."
"Can you return now?" the Xiangshan Corpse King asked slyly.
"Let me tell you, if I perish here or don't return in some days, my subordinates will find me. I have something on me that they can sense, they'll know roughly where I am. Once they find this place, you're dead."
"Killing you means I won't escape? Fool!"
"You..."
Lin Yifan was infuriated, honesty didn't work, rebuke didn't work, threats didn't work; he didn't know what to do.
"Hehe!"
The Xiangshan Corpse King chuckled, firmly believing Lin Yifan was a fraud.
Once he learned the technique, he'd eliminate this little rascal Lin Yifan.
...
Soon, Lin Yifan was back in that extremely malodorous cave.
Under the Xiangshan Corpse King's threats and intimidation, he had no choice but to teach the Xiangshan Corpse King the technique for using the Blood Yin Banner.
After hundreds of practice attempts, achieving some success, the Xiangshan Corpse King nodded in satisfaction.
Now having the Blood Yin Banner and knowing the technique, it was time for Lin Yifan to hand over the Blood Yin Banner and the Ghost Golden Bead.
Lin Yifan felt the Xiangshan Corpse King was being greedy, never satisfied; but there was no choice, you can't refuse under such circumstances.
Helplessly, he had to hand these items over to the Xiangshan Corpse King.
"Do you have any other treasures?" the Xiangshan Corpse King asked greedily, reaching out for more.
"There aren't any more," Lin Yifan answered.
"No? I don't believe you. I see that seven-colored ring on your hand which seems nice, hand it over."
The Xiangshan Corpse King took a fancy to Lin Yifan's Seven-Colored Immortal Ring, believing it contained extremely valuable treasures.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it," Lin Yifan warned.
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