Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 229 - 230 Array

Chapter 229: Chapter 230 Array

"Let’s go to the council hall first," Xuanyuan Mingkong smiled and nodded as he saw the situation he had anticipated unfold.

The council hall of the Immortal Ancient Academy had been used several times more frequently in the past few months than before.

The Mortal World was in chaos, and the Immortal Ancient Academy had both the responsibility and the duty to protect the Mortal World; most of the academy’s students had already embarked on their journey, spreading out to various parts of the Mortal World to help the major empires protect their people.

The council hall can be said to be one of the oldest buildings in the Immortal Ancient Academy. At the establishment of the academy, aside from the various branches, there was this council hall, which, although called a council hall, was built like a dining hall. This is also a very ancient tradition of the Immortal Ancient Academy.

"All important matters in the Immortal Ancient Academy are generally decided over drinks," said the first dean of the academy, though it was unclear whether this was because he was a drinker.

However, looking at the portraits left by successive deans, the first dean of the Immortal Ancient Academy was a rather handsome middle-aged man carrying a longsword, with a heroic look between his brows and a wine gourd at his waist. According to rumors, the first dean’s favorite thing to do was to control his sword to fly high into the sky, greeting the first rays of morning sun with a hearty drink.

With such a dean who loved his liquor, it’s not surprising that the council hall was built like a dining hall—after all, in the early days of establishing the academy, various matters needed to be settled, often keeping them in the council hall for a day. Though it seems a bit playful, eating and drinking appeared to be the best option.

"Although this raid was fraught with immense danger, the final outcome achieved the intended purpose."

As everyone took their seats, the only person considered an outsider, the Sword Venerate, also found his place.

Sword Venerate was perhaps the one who benefited most from this raid, as the Sword Qi left by Mu Can allowed his long-stagnant cultivation to rise once again.

"Yes, but we have underestimated the strength of the Demon Clan. They dare not attack us now because of the Big Formation, but the Array in their camp is no ordinary Array."

Ge Lao agreed, saying that this attack on the camp was not fully prepared. As the initiator, if anything went wrong with these people, he could not escape the blame.

"Arrays, alas, the Array Master of the academy is not in the academy now, otherwise if an Array Master had accompanied us this time, things would not have gone so poorly."

Just now, although everyone seemed calm, their hearts were still trembling; if it weren’t for the mysterious person who stepped in to save them, at least two of them would not have returned today.

"Array, I have a book about Array here."

Sword Venerate who had been seriously listening to the discussions spoke up and casually took out a book from his Storage Magical Treasure.

This was a very ancient-looking book. It’s noted that in the Immortal World, the transmission of cultivation techniques had long since begun using Jade Scrolls, and such paper-made books were rare.

"This ’Sky Opening’ I found in some ruins, but I originally thought it was a powerful Secret Manual. It was only after I got it that I realized it was a book about Arrays. However, I have no knowledge about Arrays, so I just kept it in my Storage Magical Treasure."

In order to get this book, Sword Venerate had paid a lot as well, initially thinking it was a swordsmanship Secret Manual. Yet, after making great efforts to obtain it, he found out it was actually a book about Arrays.

Nevertheless, because Sword Venerate was rather solitary in the Immortal World and seldom interacted with others, he did not exchange this book of Arrays with anyone, thus keeping it.

"Oh? Something from the Immortal World?"

Everyone became interested, knowing that Sword Venerate was an Immortal Venerable from the Immortal World. Initially, they harbored some hostility towards him, but after jointly attacking the Demon World’s encampment, such hostility had disappeared.

The people present were all seasoned and astute, each with their own ways of judging a person’s character.

"Yes, that ruin was the cave dwelling of a renowned swordsmanship expert from an ancient Immortal Country," explained Sword Venerate.

When the ruins were opened, the battle that ensued turned the sky red. If it were not for his exceptional strength, he wouldn’t have been able to seize the Treasure there.

"The Immortal World really is a wonderful place."

In fact, the Mortal World also harbored many such hidden places; once discovered, they always caused a bloodshed storm in the Mortal World. It could be said that in the beginning, many from the Mortal World ascended to the Immortal World. However, in recent years, fewer people wished to ascend to the Immortal World.

It was also because of this that the Immortal World was wary of the hidden power within the Mortal World.

"Um, may I take a look?"

Mu Can asked with an embarrassed expression. Among those present, Mu Can was the youngest and the weakest. If it wasn’t for his Monkey Wine causing the initial incident, he might not even have had a seat here.

"Oh? You understand Arrays?" Xuanyuan Mingkong looked at Mu Can and asked.

He had a question in mind that he had not voiced. When they were breaking out of the Array, he sensed a familiar aura of Sword Dao, the same one he had sensed on Mu Can before. Thus, in his heart, Sword Venerate harbored a suspicion that even he wasn’t entirely sure of.

The mysterious and powerful figure who had eliminated the three Demon Lords was not the mysterious old man Mu Can talked about, but Mu Can himself.

Although he had previously guessed that the person who rescued them might be Mu Can, when it actually happened, he did not raise his suspicion in front of everyone.

Outstanding trees are uprooted by the wind. Mu Can, being so young compared to others, was not suited for such fame. It wasn’t a good thing for Mu Can.

Remember, Sword Venerate’s primary reason for accompanying them this time was to protect Mu Can. After this incident, Sword Venerate realized that although his strength was formidable, protecting Mu Can in front of supreme masters was not an easy task. If Mu Can were exposed at this time, it was foreseeable that many would harbor ill intentions against him.

Because of these considerations, Sword Venerate could only suppress his question, secretly deciding to personally ask Mu Can when the opportunity arose.

"I don’t understand it, but I want to learn," Mu Can scratched his head, currently cultivating a Cultivation Technique created especially for the Human Clan by the Dragon Clan and also inheriting the Alchemy Technique from Purple Cloud. Skilled in many abilities, Mu Can had long wanted to learn about Array, which was as renowned as Alchemy Technique.

"Ridiculous, do you think learning about Array is as easy as buying vegetables at the roadside?"

Before Sword Venerate could reply, a discordant voice rang out in everyone’s ears.