Chapter 261 The Arrival of The City Lord And The Others
At this moment in the capital city, a few beams of light shot up into the sky from locations that could see the Alchemist a.s.sociation. Something was happening. They could even feel the pressure coming from afar. “Something seems to have happened to the Alchemist a.s.sociation. Judging from the situation, it can’t be that someone went to cause trouble, right? If I’m not mistaken, this should be their mountain defence array.”
“That’s impossible. Who would have the guts to cause trouble for the Alchemist a.s.sociation? One must know that their forces are spread throughout the entire continent. If they were to issue a kill order, that person would be hunted to the ends of the earth until he dies.”
“What’s impossible about that? There have been too many major incidents in the capital recently. Even the City Lord’s Estate was almost wiped out by a monster. Even now, they are still searching for the whereabouts of the monsters on the streets. Until now, they haven’t found any traces of it.” “That’s right. The capital isn’t peaceful. It’s a pity that we can’t leave now. First, something happened to the City Lord’s Estate, and now it’s the Alchemist a.s.sociation’s turn. What’s going on?”
The discussions in the streets and alleys were incessant. It could be said that everyone was in a panic.
When the City Lord and the people from the other sects in the capital received the news and rushed here, they couldn’t enter the Alchemist a.s.sociation at all. Due to the activation of the Mountain Defence Array, the people inside couldn’t come out, and people outside couldn’t enter either.
A transparent barrier blocked in front of everyone. There were scriptures flowing on it, and there were complicated words and patterns, making it seem extremely mysterious and dignified.
Someone tried to touch it with his hand, but was bounced back as if there was a wall.
“City Lord, what should we do now? President He sent a message saying that the monster is inside, but now that the Mountain Protection Array is activated, we can’t enter at all.”
“Maybe President He is worried that the monster will escape, so he activated the Mountain Protection Array. Let’s quickly send a message and ask him to send someone to escort us.”
However, what disappointed them was that after several attempts, no matter what kind of communication method they used, it was like a stone sinking into the ocean. On the other end, He Qingyuan didn’t respond at all.
“Is there any news?”
The members of the Gu clan shook their heads and said with a solemn expression, “We’ve tried every method, but there’s no news.”
Everyone’s heart could not help but hang in their throats. “What’s going on? There’s actually no response. Could it be that something has happened?”
There were only two possibilities. Either He Qingyuan had no time to care and did not have the time to respond, or he had an accident…
The City Lord quickly comforted everyone, “Everyone, don’t panic. That demon has already escaped after being seriously injured by us. Based on President He’s strength, even if he can’t capture that demon, he should be safe, not to mention the other disciples in the a.s.sociation.”
Everyone thought about it and it made sense. Then in the current situation, He Qingyuan and Lin Bai must have been in an intense battle, so he missed out on their information.
“But we can’t just wait like this. What if that demon finds a loophole and runs away?”
“Let’s work together and see if we can open this Mountain Protection Array.”
Everyone nodded and felt that this method was feasible. They circulated their spiritual power, and colorful lights burst out. Then, they gathered in the air and formed a huge ball of spiritual power, which suddenly blasted out.
“Boom!”
With a loud sound, sand and stones flew everywhere, but the formation didn’t budge at all. Not even a crack was made much less an opening it.
Everyone couldn’t help but look disappointed.
“This won’t work at all. The Mountain Protecetion Array has been in existence since the very beginning. It’s said that it was set up by the strongest president which is first generation president. As the later generations strengthened it, it has become indestructible by now. Once it’s activated, it’s basically impossible to break it with external force.”
Everyone tried to increase their spiritual energy again, but the result was no different from before. There was still no change.
“I advise everyone not to waste their energy. It’s better to save some spiritual energy so that the demon won’t come out and catch us unprepared.”
“Are we just going to stand here and do nothing?”
Everyone didn’t know how the situation inside was, but they were worried that Lin Bai would find an opportunity to escape. They wanted to forcefully break the array, but they found that there was no effect.
In the end, the Shen family member, who was good at arrays, stood out. “Let me take a look.”
The person who said this was the Shen family’s first elder. His array formation could be said to be superb and unpredictable. The crowd spontaneously made a path for him. He gathered his qi and a warm yellow light appeared in his palm. Like an elf, it seemed to be given life and pulsated in the center of his palm.
“Go!”
With a gentle wave of his hand, the ball of light slowly approached the array. It was like a pool of water that had merged into the sea. It gradually merged into the array, as if it was not repelled by the mountain-protecting array. When everyone saw that there was a chance, excitement appeared on their faces.
However, when they were halfway into the array, the first elder stopped. He could not help but frown when he felt a strong resistance.
Seeing the warm yellow spiritual power stuck in the air, everyone hurriedly asked, “What happened?”
At this moment, beads of sweat appeared on the first elder’s forehead. “There is a force that is preventing me from advancing. It should be from the inner part of the array.” “Then can we continue?”
Looking at the hopeful eyes of everyone, the first elder nodded. “I will try my best.”
He formed a spell with his hands and kept muttering to himself. In an instant, the ball of light split into many spots, like tiny fireflies that did not attract anyone’s attention.
From the positions of the five elements and eight trigrams, they spread out and merged into the formation.
This time, they entered very smoothly. Even if there were a few who moved slowly, they all entered in the end.