Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 318 The Starry Sky

"These are the spirit stones that Fellow Daoist Xiao gave me as compensation. Take them back." Du Fan patted his storage bag with one hand, and a leather bag flew out of it, heading straight for Xiao Yun. It contained the five hundred spirit stones that the woman had given him earlier.

"Since it was given by my younger sister, there's no reason to take it back."

"Alright, I'll lend you a hand in this matter, but Brother Du, don't forget about your little sister after you get what you want." Xiao Yun took a deep breath and, as she spoke, tossed the leather bag back into the air.

"Thank you. I will do my best to help Fellow Daoist Xiao with his matter later!" Du Fan smiled as he put away the leather bag and cupped his hands in greeting to the woman.

"This magic array has two key points. You and I will each attack one. To avoid wasting time, Brother Du, please don't hold back later. Use your powerful techniques directly. I will do the same," Xiao Yun said calmly after glancing at the magic array.

"No problem, I'll go to the bottom left and you go to the top right." Du Fan nodded.

"Wow, I didn't expect Brother Du to be so knowledgeable about magic arrays. He was able to spot the key point of the array in an instant. I admire you. But this will save you a lot of trouble. Let's begin now." Xiao Yun said with a glint of surprise in her eyes.

Du Fan fell silent. Suddenly, his arms trembled, and after a golden glow swept past, they transformed into two giant, gleaming steel arms.

Without saying a word, he clenched his fists, and after a blur, countless fist shadows materialized, instantly forming a golden auspicious cloud in front of him, and an astonishing aura soared into the sky in an instant.

Seeing this, Xiao Yun nodded secretly. With a single hand gesture, rolling black clouds appeared. After a violent churning, they transformed into a pitch-black divine chain more than ten feet long. When it swayed and whipped in the air, the void crackled as if struck by a heavy blow.

"Make your move!" Xiao Yun shouted, raising a finger and suddenly pointing at the divine chain in the air.

The next moment, the pitch-black divine chain, like a living python, coiled and danced in the air before whipping its tail into the magic array, instantly creating a series of ear-piercing shrieks that seemed to tear through the void.

At the same time, Du Fan raised his hands and pushed them towards the golden auspicious cloud from a distance. The next moment, the golden cloud formed by his fist immediately rolled and surged, carrying an astonishing pressure, and rushed straight towards the magic array.

The jet-black divine chains and the golden auspicious clouds struck the magic array almost simultaneously. However, what was puzzling was that, despite such an attack, it was completely silent, without making a sound, as if a thousand pounds of force had hit cotton.

After the attack, the magic array shone brightly, and the spiritual energy flowing inside completely neutralized the attacks. At the same time, a five-colored ray of light swept out from the magic array, instantly passing over the dark divine chain and the golden auspicious cloud, turning them into nothingness.

Seeing this, Du Fan and Xiao Yun were not surprised. Although the formation had been neglected for many years and its power had diminished considerably, it was still at the Foundation Establishment level. If they were to break through it in one fell swoop, they would be more surprised and uncertain.

The two exchanged a glance, and without a word, immediately began casting spells again, preparing for the next round of attacks...

Three hours later, with a deafening roar, the mid-level protective array embedded in the stone gate collapsed. The light on the surface of various items within the array suddenly dimmed, and they scattered and flew everywhere, scattering like ping-pong balls on the ground.

Du Fan was both surprised and delighted to see this. He was delighted because after three hours of effort, he had finally managed to break through the magic array. However, he was also surprised because the commotion he had just witnessed was quite significant. He was worried that the most crucial array-setting tools might have been damaged.

Thinking of this, Du Fan's expression changed slightly. At the same time, a wisp of divine sense shot out and quickly scanned the various magic array components scattered on the ground nearby.

A moment later, Du Fan was overjoyed. Although some of the auxiliary materials were completely damaged and ruined, the seven or eight array tools were not seriously damaged. At most, they had lost some of their spirituality and could still be reused.

Du Fan finally felt relieved. He turned his gaze and glanced behind the stone door, discovering a closed stone chamber about an acre in size. However, just as Xiao Yun had said, the stone chamber was completely empty, with nothing left inside.

He withdrew his gaze, turned around and strode forward. As his object manipulation technique was activated, the various objects scattered on the ground immediately flew up and shot towards Du Fan, who quickly put them into his storage bag.

After doing all that, Du Fan walked around the edge of the square, carefully examining the magic arrays on each stone door. In the end, he was somewhat disappointed to find that there was nothing else he needed in the other magic arrays.

Seeing Du Fan's sighing and groaning appearance, Xiao Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, if the two of them had joined forces to attack several more magic arrays, it would have taken up a lot of time, and there might have been some unexpected things during that time.

"Brother Du, are there any other magic arrays that you need? If so, I will certainly lend a hand," Xiao Yun said with a smile.

"That's all. Fellow Daoist Xiao, please open this giant door." Du Fan glanced at the woman but didn't expose her. He pointed to the giant door and spoke calmly.

"No problem." Xiao Yun replied, then flipped her wrist to take out a cyan token, cast a few spells on it, and then tossed it out with one hand.

The cyan token hovered in mid-air. After spinning for a moment, a cyan halo rippled out from it and enveloped the entire token. Then, the token trembled slightly and shot towards the stone gate.

In the blink of an eye, the cyan token was embedded in the huge stone gate and quickly merged with it.

Before long, the cyan token completely disappeared, and it could no longer be seen from the stone gate. It was as if the two had become one, or perhaps they were originally one, but some unknown means were used to separate them.

The next moment, the huge stone door suddenly shone with a bright blue light, and then slowly opened with a series of deep rumbling sounds.

Xiao Yun clearly already knew what lay behind the stone gate, so her expression didn't change much at this moment. However, her eyes suddenly brightened, with a glimmer of hope in them.

However, this scene caused Du Fan's expression to change instantly. His pupils contracted slightly, and after a moment, he took a deep breath and sighed, "Such a palace, destroyed just like that, what audacity!"

Behind the stone gate, the interior scenery was no longer visible, but a starry sky. In the boundless night, countless stars twinkled, and the bright moon hung high in the sky. The moonlight shone down, dyeing the earth with a layer of silver and illuminating this world.

At first, Du Fan was a little skeptical. Could it be that behind this stone door... lies the outside world?

But when he focused his gaze and scanned the area with his divine sense, he discovered that this was not the outside world, but a huge stone chamber covering about a thousand acres. The starry sky above the stone chamber was probably created by a magic array or restriction.

"This scene is somewhat similar to the Azure Dragon Hall of the Seven Star Alliance." After a while, Du Fan took a deep breath and thought to himself.

"Brother Du, the Concealing Spirit Technique and the altar my sister wants to visit are both in here. Let's go." Xiao Yun glanced at Du Fan, a hint of arrogance hidden in her eyes, and said calmly.

"Hmm." Du Fan nodded, and then stepped into the mysterious stone chamber with the woman.

After entering the stone chamber, the two walked about a hundred feet when Xiao Yun suddenly raised her arm, pointed to the night sky, and said, "Brother Du, what is recorded in that star is the second half of the Concealing Spirit Technique."

"What! Isn't this night sky just an illusion created by restrictions? How could it possibly contain cultivation techniques... Fellow Daoist Xiao, are you just making fun of me?" Du Fan was taken aback at first, then his expression darkened, and his brows furrowed deeply as he looked at the woman.

"Brother Du, you are overthinking it. How could I dare to do such a thing? Although this starry sky is illusory, it contains both reality and illusion. The bright moon is an illusion, while most of the stars in the night sky are real."

"Actually, it's not just the star my little sister mentioned. Many stars in this night sky contain a cultivation technique, or even some secrets. They basically exist in the form of divine imprints, similar to jade slips." Xiao Yun chuckled and said slowly.

"Jade slip... I understand Fellow Daoist Xiao's explanation, but I don't know how to take down this star?" Du Fan looked up at the star that Xiao Yun was pointing to, his eyes flashing, and spoke again.

"Take it off? Hehe, even someone as shrewd and cautious as Brother Du can make mistakes." Xiao Yun looked at Du Fan and smiled slightly.

"Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist Xiao." Du Fan bowed to the other party.

"Just as you consult the jade slip, you can consult the stars here in the same way." Xiao Yun smiled.

"Oh, I see, thank you!" Du Fan's eyes lit up, and he looked enlightened. Then, a wisp of divine sense spread out and swept towards the star in the night sky. In the blink of an eye, it penetrated into the star.

But before long, Du Fan withdrew his divine sense, his brows furrowing slightly as he looked at Xiao Yun with a somewhat gloomy expression, and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, you already knew that the cultivation technique recorded on this star is incomplete, didn't you?"

"This palace has been abandoned for many years. The important things inside the palace will naturally be taken away, and some things that cannot be taken away will be destroyed to the greatest extent possible to prevent them from flowing into the outside world and causing incalculable losses to our organization."

"The stars in the night sky that record numerous cultivation techniques are things that cannot be taken away. When the higher-ups leave, they will naturally have to do something to them." Xiao Yun said calmly, her tone unhurried.