Martial Saint through Reading

”Master is talking about the Seven-Star Sword Array,” Pang Chong bowed, ”This array uses the Seven Great Star Palaces as its formation nodes. Once activated, even the Han Court can hardly resist.”

”Is there a way to break it?”

”...” Pang Chong thought for a moment, ”I once heard Han Court say that the Seven-Star Sword Array relies on the Seven Great Star Palaces. Maybe destroying the Star Palaces can break the Sword Array.”

”But... Master, I feel that just destroying the Seven Star Palaces isn’t much use because they are rebuilt every hundred years, completely torn down each time, yet never affecting the Sword Array.”

Pang Chong disclosed all he knew about the Seven-Star Sword Array.

Chu Ming lowered his eyelids, continuing to ponder.

As the current situation stands, that Xing Man is unlikely to leave the Imperial City. To obtain the True Intent Soldier Embryo, one must enter the Imperial City.

And the greatest threat within the Imperial City is the Seven-Star Sword Array.

Thus, the prerequisite is still to find a way to destroy the Sword Array or render the Seven-Star Sword Array ineffective.

”Pang Chong, find a place to hide, do not appear unless I send a message.”

As he spoke, his appearance and aura changed simultaneously, transforming from the original black-clad youth into the Seventh Star Lord of the Seven-Star Kingdom, resembling Pang Chong.

Chu Ming planned to enter the Imperial City as Pang Chong to investigate ways to counter the Sword Array, especially the seven so-called Star Palaces, which might be a breakthrough.

Pang Chong watched, his respect deepening further.

Matching appearance is one thing, achievable by many methods, but matching aura, feeling no difference even at close range, was something Pang Chong had never heard of.

”Yes.”

”...”

...

Seven Stars Country Imperial City, Seventh Star Hall.

Chu Ming sat in the hall, the [Sword Gourd Spirit] spread out, deeply investigating this palace.

This was his second time entering the Imperial City, the previous time was as a member of the Xuan Family at the Fourth Star Hall, when he lacked the strength to confront experts of Han Court’s Seventh Realm Middle Stage level.

Moments later, his eyes suddenly flashed.

”Below ground, a hundred meters, releasing [Sword Gourd Spirit] for investigation?”

It seemed, the root was found.

Chu Ming was not in a rush, controlling the [Sword Gourd Spirit], wrapping the investigation from different angles.

Soon, he constructed a shape in his mind, the space shape where the [Sword Gourd Spirit] was released.

”A giant sword about three meters long!”

Beneath the Seventh Star Hall, three hundred meters underground, was arranged a giant sword that could block off the [Sword Gourd Spirit].

”Eyes of the Seven-Star Sword Array?”

Chu Ming’s body remained still, the [Sword Gourd Spirit] moved from the depth of the Seventh Star Hall to the Sixth Star Hall.

After a brief investigation, beneath the Sixth Star Hall, there was a space of identical shape.

Then to the Fifth and Fourth Star Halls, the same was true.

Confirmed in four star halls the presence of giant sword space, likely true for the first to third Star Halls as well.

Chu Ming did not further investigate to avoid triggering hidden mechanisms in the core location of the first three halls.

Retracting the [Sword Gourd Spirit], sitting in the hall, he pondered whether destroying the sword-shaped space a hundred meters underground could ruin the Seven-Star Array.

”A hundred meters underground, with no direct passage, to reach the sword-shaped space, one must begin destruction from the surface of the Star Hall.”

Chu Ming looked at the golden ground of the Star Hall.

The ground wasn’t too hard, the difficulty of striking through a hundred-meter depth wasn’t significant.

Yet, a lack of difficulty doesn’t mean it can be completed instantly, once action is taken to attack the Star Hall, Xing Man will surely notice.

Furthermore, the sword-shaped space below capable of blocking the [Sword Gourd Spirit] implies its extraordinary nature, unlikely to be breached in a short time.

In other words, given the assumption that the sword-shaped space in the Star Hall is the eye of the Seven-Star Sword Array, even if he can destroy it, time does not permit.

”Fear is, once action is taken, Xing Man will immediately detect.”

While he was contemplating, the real Pang Chong sent a message.

”Master, Xing Man is summoning me to the Second Star Hall.”

Chu Ming, in the midst of frowning, had his eyes slightly flash.

”Perhaps, the breakthrough might still be found from the front.”

”Xing Man summoning Pang Chong might be a good opportunity.”

”Once confirmed that Han Ting has indeed gone to the Sword Tomb, unexpectedly seizing Xing Man would make the Seven-Star Sword Array redundant.”

With this thought, he had already stepped out of the Seventh Star Hall, heading to the Second Star Hall.

”Star Lord.”

”Come in.”

Xing Man sat in the hall, her expression somewhat gloomy.

”Where did you find the black-clad person in the Third Star State?”

Using the True Intent Soldier Embryo as bait, yet seeing no sign of the black-clad youth, she grew somewhat anxious.