I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

Chapter 88: Chapter 84: Du Youqian’s Little Tricks

The Taihe Sect and the Holy Blood Sect presided over Momenan, suppressing any dissent.

Under normal circumstances, they did not permit wars to break out between the Sects under their purview.

But in certain special periods, the conflicts between some Sects would intensify to the point where they could no longer be forcibly kept under wraps. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

At such times, the Holy Blood Sect and the Taihe Sect would authorize a Sect war, allowing the crushing defeat of one side to end the conflict and vent the pent-up frustrations of the Cultivators.

And in these brutal Sect wars, two types of Talismans were always present: Forbidden-Breaking Talismans and Array-Breaking Talismans.

A Forbidden-Breaking Talisman could pierce a weak point in an Array, allowing a Cultivator to move in and out freely for a short time.

The Array-Breaking Talisman, on the other hand, was a more powerful class of Talisman derived from the Forbidden-Breaking Talisman.

It didn’t just punch a small hole in an Array; it could practically destroy the entire Grand Array.

These were strategic resources. The entire Zhongxuan Sect only had one of each of the Tier Two Five Elements Array-Breaking Talismans in storage—Geng Metal Tribulation Thunder, Wood Thunder, Gui Water Yin Thunder, Fire Yang Thunder, and Earth Nether Thunder—kept as part of the Sect’s foundational reserves.

Forget a True Inheritor; even if the Sect Leader wanted to use one, it would require a collective decision from a meeting of the Sect’s upper echelon.

That was why Du Youqian had never even considered that Helan Ruojin would use such an Array-Breaking method.

He didn’t think Helan Ruojin had the means to obtain a Tier Two Array-Breaking Talisman, and even if he did, he shouldn’t have been willing to waste it in a place like this.

For a moment, Du Youqian felt almost overwhelmed by the honor.

This Sunflower Water Yin Thunder Array-Breaking Talisman had a massive bonus against Fire Attribute Grand Arrays. In theory, it could completely destroy a Tier Three Lower Grade Fire Attribute Grand Array, or leave a Tier Three Middle Grade one mostly in ruins, with less than a tenth of its functions intact.

It was powerful enough to break through the Sect Protection Array of an average Third-class Sect.

’What have I done to deserve this?’ he thought. ’How could a casual Tier Two Middle Grade South Ming Li Fire Array I set up be worthy of such a superweapon from a Sect war!’

If this Array could gain consciousness, it would probably feel honored, too.

To be destroyed by such a precious Talisman!

It was like an ordinary expert being personally cut down by the world’s number one Swordsman.

What a fucking honor!

Du Youqian’s original plan had been to use the Grand Array to wear Helan Ruojin down and kill him.

What he had set up was no ordinary South Ming Li Fire Array; it was a modified version with plenty of his own additions.

He had even imagined how, after Helan Ruojin blundered into the array relying on his old experience and suffered a major loss, he would nonchalantly strike a pose of otherworldly superiority.

But now, that beautiful fantasy was doomed to remain just that.

Helan Ruojin let out a sinister chuckle and, without the slightest hesitation, activated the precious Sunflower Water Yin Thunder Array-Breaking Talisman.

"Lin Sha, fall back!" Du Youqian shouted, tossing aside the Array Plate and other items used to control the Grand Array’s core as he rapidly retreated from its perimeter.

’This old bastard—no, this old Demon—has no sense of honor,’ he cursed inwardly. ’Using his immense wealth and shady connections to bully and suppress a youngster like me.’

Fortunately, Du Youqian’s retreat was timely.

He had just exited the Grand Array’s range when a blinding golden light flashed. An unstoppable force swept through, impacting the entire formation.

Wherever it passed, the rocks, plants, birds, and beasts remained unharmed. Only the various materials that formed the South Ming Li Fire Array were structurally pulverized.

It was like an invisible electromagnetic pulse in modern warfare; though it appeared to cause no damage, all electronic devices would have been fundamentally destroyed.

Du Youqian’s brows furrowed.

Although both of Helan Ruojin’s moves had been outside his expectations, he had anticipated that the man would definitely have trump cards.

He just hadn’t known what those trump cards would be.

But he had long since prepared a contingency plan. If his initial plan failed, he naturally had another one ready.

Still unhurried, Du Youqian quickly took out another Array Plate and activated it.

Invisible ripples spread out, extending the Array’s power to a radius of three hundred zhang.

The smile lines at the corners of Helan Ruojin’s eyes faded slightly. "A Sealing Array? You juniors are full of endless tricks." freewebnσvel.cøm

"Senior has a sharp eye," Du Youqian said lightly.

This was indeed a Tier One Top Grade Portable Array, a "Sealing Array" specifically designed to suppress the Power of Divine Sense.

Within the Array’s effective range, everyone’s Divine Sense was drastically weakened. Even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s Divine Sense would be not much stronger than that of a Qi Cultivation Cultivator.

It wasn’t that Du Youqian didn’t want to use a higher-tier one.

Rather, the difficulty of setting up a Portable Array was simply too high.

Tier One Top Grade was his current limit.

He had originally wanted to stack two or three arrays for simultaneous use, but unfortunately, his skill in Arrays was still slightly lacking.

He estimated he would need to reach Tier Three before he could set up two or three different Portable Arrays that could be used at the same time without interfering with each other.

"If you think this is enough to deal with me, then I will be truly disappointed," Helan Ruojin commented.

Lin Sha swiftly moved forward, opting for dangerous close-quarters combat. Her Red Silk Spiritual Artifact struck like an elusive viper, while her other Spiritual Artifact, the Soul-Extinguishing Needle, was even more insidious and impossible to defend against.

However, if Helan Ruojin couldn’t even handle this, how could he have once been chosen as a Celestial Pride True Inheritance?

He too took out two Spiritual Artifacts. His movements were graceful and elegant, like a butterfly flitting through flowers, as he steadily blocked all of Lin Sha’s attacks.

Seeing this, Du Youqian continued to harass Helan Ruojin with his Flying Sword while pulling out a small handful of pre-prepared Tier Two Talismans.

Every single Tier Two Talisman was exceedingly precious. They required rare materials for Drawing Talismans, and the failure rate was extremely high, making their cost exorbitant.

Although Du Youqian had been a True Inheritor for ten years and had some savings, it was impossible for him to just pull out a large handful of Tier Two Talismans.

Naturally, Helan Ruojin was not lacking in Tier Two Talismans either, and both sides began applying buffs to themselves.

As for offensive Talismans, Du Youqian had two hidden away: a Tier Two Top Grade Jade Pivot Divine Thunder Talisman and a Golden Radiance Breaking Talisman. Each one was worth no less than a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact.

However, these were his final trump cards. He would only activate them if he had exhausted his lifespan and still couldn’t kill Helan Ruojin.

After a few exchanges, Lin Sha began to falter.

Even with his Divine Sense weakened by the Sealing Array, Helan Ruojin’s strength and experience were still more than enough to overwhelm Lin Sha.

As for Du Youqian... in a battle of this level, his contribution—aside from setting up Arrays and activating Talismans—was better than nothing, but not by much.

Du Youqian was not surprised to see that they were still at a disadvantage even when working together; he had a contingency plan for this as well.

While Lin Sha kept Helan Ruojin occupied, he decisively fell back a short distance. His face suddenly flushed red, then turned deathly pale.

He had activated the Reverse Blood Qi Transformation Technique. In a short burst, his power surged once more.

Du Youqian could feel his Life Force, like water in a kettle on a blazing stove, being boiled away by a raging fire.

It was evaporating at a terrifying rate.

Although he didn’t know exactly how much of his lifespan he had burned or how much was left, he could roughly estimate that he didn’t have much time remaining.