186: Chapter 151: Roll Over Here (Two-in-One) 186: Chapter 151: Roll Over Here (Two-in-One) The Myriad Manifestation Sect’s control array point was located inside a cave within a valley three miles away.
The cave was deep and embracing, with a gentle breeze blowing through as one walked inside.
Xu Yuan walked slowly, holding a large cloth bag in his hand, his eyes flashing with a bloody glow as he surveyed the pitch-black surroundings.
The presence of drafts indicated there was another exit within.
As he ventured deeper, Xu Yuan’s skin quickly ford goosebumps due to the cold, and the cave walls even sported a thin layer of ice as a result of the frigidity.
This effect, which appeared every ti Ran Qingmo made a move, was very much in line with the nickna Xu Yuan had privately assigned to her.
Walking hundreds of yards along the cavernous path, the view suddenly opened up.
Looking around, there was a pyramid-shaped hollow cavern, with the floor carved flat and an opening at the top that allowed moonlight to pour down, casting bright reflections on the icy ground.
An enigmatic array of formation patterns was engraved on the ground, apart from which there were life-like ice sculptures.
It seed like Big Ice Lump had resolved everything here already.
His gaze settling on her, Xu Yuan smiled slightly.
Ran Qingmo stood quietly in the center of the control array point with a sword in hand, moonlight gently spilling over the canopy above her head, her slender and graceful curves faintly visible beneath the black gauze.
Xu Yuan took a quick look at her from head to toe and asked in a low voice with a smile,
“How’s the array point situation?”
His voice and footsteps carried a slight echo within the vast cave.
Ran Qingmo’s clear and pleasing voice erged from beneath the canopy:
“The array point was manned by so low-level cultivators, they have all been dealt with, but…”
“But what?” Xu Yuan’s eyes sharpened.
Ran Qingmo pursed her lips:
“This control array point…
seems like it requires a soul key to use.”
“…”
Xu Yuan’s pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly stepped forward, extending his will-spirit to sense the area for a mont, as his brows furrowed tighter.
After pondering briefly, Xu Yuan muttered to himself:
“Old Man Luo…”
“Don’t ask .”
The Saint’s Remnant Soul interjected, “I’ve already ntioned before, old man; during the thousands of years when I was conscious, I focused on studying cultivation techniques and had no interest in formations.”
Xu Yuan shook his head and glanced at the cloth bag he was holding:
“No, I an this old man should have a soul key.
Is there any way to forcibly borrow it?”
The Saint’s Remnant Soul, being a soul entity itself, had developed many secret techniques over ten thousand years that dealt directly with the will-spirit for self-preservation.
The Saint’s Remnant Soul did not answer imdiately, apparently thinking, but eventually, he spoke softly:
“No.”
“Even with my Enchantress Divine Taoist Charm added?” Xu Yuan asked.
The Saint’s Remnant Soul sighed softly, replying in a low voice:
“Unless you can create that ‘Illusionary Realm’ which Yuchu dragged you into before her death to brainwash this kid who practiced the Ghostification Technique.”
“….” Xu Yuan fell silent.
Such a thing was simply impossible.
The kind of Illusionary Realm that involved many mories of the world’s strongest figures could only be barely created by Yuchu, who was the spirit of the Enchantress Tree; no one else could replicate it.
Suddenly,
Ran Qingmo’s voice ca through softly from the side:
“Xu Yuan, is Shengshan County beyond help?”
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan looked over and said,
“Why do you ask?”
Ran Qingmo removed her canopy and held it in her hand:
“The closest to here is Yueshan County, and it would take the Border Army at least ten days to reach here given their marching speed.”
As she spoke, her grip on the sword handle tightened slightly:
“And…
and whether the other counties will send reinforcents is an unknown.”
“……”
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan was montarily stunned, but then he also ca to accept the reality.
It seed Big Ice Lump was indeed not foolish, having considered sothing he hadn’t thought of.
According to the map Colonel Wang had given him, it would take Ran Qingmo and the Saint’s Remnant Soul just over a day to reach the nearest city to Shengshan County at their speed, but for an army, this distance would require at least ten days.
Could Colonel Wang and the others hold out for ten days or more?
And that was assuming other counties agreed to send imdiate reinforcents.
Reality was very real.
It was easy to talk about sending troops to rescue Shengshan County, but it was actually a matter that concerned the officials’ silken hats in the local counties, and even their heads.
Xu Yuan had ant what he said to Colonel Wang.
If the number of Demonic Beasts besieging Shengshan County increased dramatically, then naturally, the defensive pressure on the surrounding areas would drop accordingly.
But the problem was that officials in the other counties were either unaware of this or would likely not risk it even if they did know.
With the Demonic Beast tide striking over the past month, sending an inadequate number of troops would be useless, but dispatching the main force could be risky…
If, during the army’s absence, Demonic Beasts suddenly attacked and breached their own city, who would bear the responsibility?
Are the citizens of Shengshan County citizens, and those from other counties not?
The issue of responsibility allocation is sothing that any official with a grain of political savvy wouldn’t rush into.
After all, this was a matter that could lead to decapitation.
Most likely, it would end up being reported up the chain of command.
Xu Yuan did not have a clear understanding of the efficiency levels of the Dayan Empire’s officialdom, but he knew that if there were any delays of a few days with such matters, then Shengshan County would truly be dood.
In the ensuing silence,
as he remained speechless, Ran Qingmo’s eyes took on a hint of gloom:
“If only my cultivation were a little higher…”
Xu Yuan looked up, eting her eyes, and said in a low voice:
“You…
really want to save Shengshan County?”
Ran Qingmo instinctively replied softly:
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