The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 671: Chapter 671: Big Array Protection [Five Updates]

Pill Country, Pill Spirit City.

”Yang Xiao, is the message confirmed?” Great Alchemist King Hu Donghe, seeing Yang Xiao hasten back, immediately asked.

Earlier today, Yang Xiao brought Hu Donghe a piece of news that left him shocked for quite a while. The news was that Jing Yan was still alive.

Back at the Despair Abyss, at the outer edge of the Death Abyss, Hu Donghe had witnessed with his own eyes Jing Yan fall into the Death Abyss.

Unlike the martial artists of lower strength on the Continent, Great Alchemist King Hu Donghe’s insight was extraordinary, and he knew a great deal about the Death Abyss.

It was precisely because he knew so much that he understood the horrors of the Death Abyss. With the Death Abyss closed, a martial artist who entered would want to live? That’s a daydream!

Jing Yan entered the closed Death Abyss and was still alive?

Hu Donghe really couldn’t believe it, so he had Yang Xiao go to confirm the news, and then waited here ever since. Immediately upon seeing Yang Xiao return, he asked impatiently.

Of course, Hu Donghe hoped Jing Yan was alive! He had tried his best to protect Jing Yan back then, but still couldn’t prevent the Gai Family from hunting him down.

”City Lord, Jing Yan is indeed alive, more than half a month ago, he had returned to Donglin City. This news is one hundred percent accurate,” said Yang Xiao, nodding emphatically.

Pill Country’s intelligence system was also very powerful. The first piece of news that Yang Xiao had received could not be wrong. Out of caution, he reconfirmed it, and the reconfirmed message corroborated the initial information.

”... ” Hu Donghe took a deep breath.

”Jing Yan fell into the Death Abyss and has come back alive!” Hu Donghe murmured quietly.

”Not good, if we have received the news, then wouldn’t the Gai Family have received it as well?” Hu Donghe’s expression changed abruptly.

If Pill Spirit City could obtain the news that Jing Yan was alive, the Gai Family naturally could as well—the intelligence system of the Gai Family wasn’t much different from Pill Spirit City’s.

If the Gai Family knew Jing Yan was alive, would they let him off?

”The Gai Family knew about Jing Yan being alive earlier than we did,” said Yang Xiao with a wry smile.

When he just reconfirmed the news, he also received some additional information. The impact of these new pieces of information was no less than when he first learned that Jing Yan was alive.

”Has the Gai Family made any moves?” Hu Donghe’s expression tensed, and he immediately asked.

”The Gai Family nominee clan leader, Gu Yang, has been putting out bounties for the Jing Family Disciples near Donglin City for years. Once Jing Yan returned to Donglin City, he certainly wouldn’t let Gu Yang go.”

”So Jing Yan killed Gu Yang,” said Yang Xiao.

”Gu Yang’s death alerted the Gai Family. Hence, they’ve long dispatched Gu Mo, a Dao Emperor Martial Artist to Donglin City,” continued Yang Xiao, glancing at Hu Donghe.

”Damn it, then Jing Yan is in danger!” Hu Donghe said anxiously.

”Jing Yan is fine; he’s doing very well. On the contrary, it’s Gu Mo who is dead,” Yang Xiao said, expressing a strange look.

”What?” Hu Donghe was stunned.

Gu Mo dead? Jing Yan still alive?

”Jing Yan has already reached the Dao Emperor Realm in cultivation; Gu Mo was simply no match for him and was killed in Donglin City by him. The Gai Family has lost a Dao Emperor,” Yang Xiao said gravely, as his mind also churned.

The room fell silent all at once. Hu Donghe gaped at Yang Xiao.

That expression was almost asking, are you feverish and speaking nonsense, Yang Xiao?

”City Lord, the news is accurate, Jing Yan has truly reached the Dao Emperor Realm. In the Death Abyss, he must have had an extraordinary encounter. Eleven years have allowed him to ascend from the Daoist Master Realm to the Dao Emperor Realm,” Yang Xiao said, shaking his head bitterly.

Yang Xiao was also a practitioner at the Peak of the Dao King Realm, and his realm was much higher than Jing Yan’s before, but now Jing Yan had surpassed him. Compared to Jing Yan, he seemed quite lacking!

”I must go to Donglin City myself!”

”Yang Xiao, inform Chief Manager Jing Chenxing of the Splendid Pill Tower, tell him the news that Jing Yan is alive,” Hu Donghe ordered Yang Xiao, then he flashed out of the room and flew toward Lanqu County’s Donglin City.

After Jing Yan left, the Splendid Pill Tower had always been managed by Jing Chenxing, and no mishaps had occurred. Cheng Yu of the Cheng Family, indeed, had thoughts of taking back the Splendid Pill Tower, but Hu Donghe was very resolute, leaving Cheng Yu without a good way to proceed.

Cheng Yu could only cause some trouble for the Splendid Pill Tower in those commanderies controlled by the Cheng Family, even pushing out Splendid Pill Tower’s branches from those commanderies. But these actions could not harm the foundation of the Splendid Pill Tower.

Moreover, with the support of Hu Donghe, the vast majority of forces on the Continent still had to show some respect to the Splendid Pill Tower.

Thus, despite a slightly slower development of the Splendid Pill Tower, there were no fundamental problems, and it was always growing.

Holy City, Holy Palace.

”Impressive!”

”Truly the son of Lianxing, it seems that the treasure from the Death Abyss was indeed successfully utilized by Jing Yan,” the Holy Master said without showing too much shock when he heard the news that Jing Yan had not died.

It seemed that he was prepared, feeling that Jing Yan falling into the Death Abyss might not necessarily lead to his death.

”Holy Master, Jing Yan has already reached the Dao Emperor Realm,” said Chang Huan with a sigh.

He was also a Dao Emperor Realm Practitioner, but thinking about Jing Yan, a martial artist in his thirties at the Dao Emperor Realm, he couldn’t help but feel bewildered.

”Hmm, at the Dao Emperor Realm now, not bad. Facing the Gai Family, he should have a certain power to protect himself,” the Holy Master nodded.

”Holy Master, are you not surprised at all? Jing Yan, he’s only in his thirties, even if he started cultivating from birth, it’s only been thirty-some years!” said Chang Huan, with a tone of perplexity.

”There’s nothing surprising.”

”Chang Huan, keep a closer watch on Donglin City recently. I think, even if the Gai Family doesn’t make any big moves next, Jing Yan will certainly not let the Gai Family off,” the Holy Master said, shaking his head.

”Yes!”

”Holy Master, should I go to Donglin City to have a look?” asked Chang Huan.

”No need for that, that old man Gu Wanquan is not foolish, Jing Yan has already arrived at the Dao Emperor Realm, and has grown up. Gu Wanquan cherishes his life very much; he won’t seek out Jing Yan again before he’s fully prepared,” the Holy Master said with a laugh.

Time flew by, and several months passed in a blink.

During this period, Jing Yan spent most of his time setting up formations. The first formation set up was an Advanced Defense Array, followed by an Attack Formation, and the last set up was a Trapping Array.

To date, the Trapping Array was also nearing completion, with at most another week’s time; the Trapping Array would be accomplished. By then, once all three arrays are triggered, even a Dao Emperor Realm Practitioner would not easily be able to enter and cause destruction in Donglin City.

Although setting up the three massive Advanced Arrays exhausted countless materials, it was all worth it.

Now the defensive capabilities of Donglin City, looking at the whole Continent, are definitely superior to the vast majority of commanderies. It might not be too far off even compared to the old bastions of the Seven Great Families.