Yinshan Record

Chapter 502 Taking Advantage of the Situation and Entering the Flock
Su Che shattered the heavy palace gates with his pure magical power, which immediately caused various changes within the palace.

As the seat of imperial power in the Southern Dynasties throughout history, Jiankang, with its imperial palace where the emperor resided, was itself a powerful barrier.

The layers of protective formations built on the palace walls by successive dynasties, nested one on top of the other, have, over the years, permanently altered this place, leaving behind profound "traces".

These "traces" overlap like spider webs, and if any external force tries to forcefully penetrate them, it will naturally trigger a reaction in the formation.

The Meridian Gate, guarding the palace, is the first gateway and naturally the first barrier in this system. The magical power that Su Che injected into the gate was like a reckless insect pulling a spider web, naturally attracting a backlash from the entire system. At this moment, the formation that had been quietly waiting in the palace for many years was suddenly activated, like a ferocious beast awakening, transmitting pressure layer by layer to Su Che, the instigator.

"Son..."

The changes before his eyes were far beyond Shen Yingbu's expectations. He was in charge of commanding the Iron Feather Capital under Su Gui.

The Iron Feather Capital is filled with assassins painstakingly trained by Su Gui, and Shen Ying, as the leader of these assassins, naturally also controls an independently operating intelligence network.

In other words, Shen Yingbu was naturally very clear about the various defenses within the Jiankang Palace and the interconnected array that formed the whole.

Since Lord Su intended to undertake a major undertaking, he would naturally take into account the protective array within the Jiankang Palace. This complex and layered array far exceeded the limits that cultivators in the Great Liang Dynasty could currently master.

Except for a few key formations, no one personally oversees this large formation as a whole, nor does anyone have the ability to manage it effectively.

Therefore, in the original plan, the entire formation would be taken over by Su Gui himself as soon as possible.

While it's impossible to control the entire formation, there are ways to put it into a complete dormant state.

However, Su Che's charge has now put Shen Yingbu in a rather difficult position.

Now, the massive array located in the palace is gradually awakening.

Young Master Su is about to face a crisis, and the changing formation will inevitably bring new troubles to their actions.

One bad move.

A thought flashed through Shen Ying’s mind. He was originally at the fifth level of martial arts cultivation. He took a step forward lightly, and his two palms cut through the solidified spiritual energy in front of him like sharp blades.

The most urgent task now is to pull Young Master Su out of this troublesome place.

However, Shen Yingyi had only taken half a step forward when he felt a great force pressing down on his shoulder. Even with his fifth-grade martial arts cultivation, he felt a bit strained for a moment.

"do not move."

Su Che's voice came from the front, and Shen Yingyi then realized that the young master Su in front of him was walking in the palace with ease, as if he were strolling leisurely.

"You've practiced martial arts for many years, so you should know the principle of using someone else's strength against them. The formations in this palace have been organized by a master and are connected to each other. The further you go, the more you will trigger the reactions of the other formations."

Within the palace, the resonance of countless forbidden spells became increasingly pronounced. Even before entering the Meridian Gate, Su Che could already sense a kind of repulsion.

It was as if this world had already rejected its existence, regarding it as a malignant tumor and a festering sore, intending to get rid of it as soon as possible.

"I shouldn't presume to ask you to retreat with me, young master. Lord Su will certainly give you an explanation. If you go any further, it might jeopardize important matters..."

"It's out of the way."

Su Che said indifferently, "Go back. I just wanted to see His Majesty."

In the past, Su Che would have been helpless against this formation, which was arranged like a spider web, and would have had to break it with the most laborious and brute force.

However, today's Third Young Master Su is no longer the same as before.

Yu Lizi's special training not only taught Su Che how to protect himself in battles, but more importantly, it taught Su Che a way of thinking.

A way of thinking about how to understand and apply rules.

Su Che's divine intent spread like a spiderweb towards the imposing array before him. All supernatural powers and spells have their own foundation, and arrays are no exception. The cornerstone of an array is the omnipresent primordial energy of heaven and earth.

The so-called primordial energy of heaven and earth is Qi. It is the source of all matter, from a flower and a blade of grass to gentle breezes and dew, all of which are formed by the combination of the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

This is the foundation of all things and the source of cultivators' ability to change the world. When magical power is applied to the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and it is transformed in the most basic form, the corresponding supernatural abilities will inevitably be different.

The formation in front of us is the same.

The standard way a supernatural power can be applied externally is very simple.

First, the cultivator's magical power acts as a driving force or fuel, acting on the primordial energy of heaven and earth that constitutes all things in the world, and the way to drive the primordial energy of heaven and earth is based on the laws.

In this process, practitioners are the primary driving force.

However, formations are not like that.

Formations are a deeper transformation of the primordial energy of heaven and earth. The power that drives the operation of formations often does not come directly from the cultivator's own magical power, but is built on other foundations.

The formations like those in the Great Liang Palace even require the setter to rely on the feng shui layout and almost permanently alter the natural energy of the place.

In some ways, the Liang Palace City of today is no longer an ordinary place.

However, Su Che didn't care.

Formations are like magical artifacts; each formation, like a meticulously crafted artifact, bears the deep imprint of its creator.

Although others can also preside over formations or magical artifacts, the imprints etched from the depths of one's spirituality are not something that can be easily overcome.

Moreover, within the current Great Liang Palace, various formations are nested layer upon layer, like a tangled mess that cannot be untangled and is simply impossible to unravel; they can only be used to attack people.

As immense pressure converged, Su Che gradually discerned the changes in the formation.

The formation within the palace had clearly been rearranged by Xuanmen masters. According to the arrangement of the Zhou Tian constellations, the Daliang Palace resembled a Vermilion Bird spreading its wings, connected to the Lingguang Lihuo of the Seven Constellations of the Vermilion Bird. Once it changed, it would unleash an overwhelming killing force that would be difficult to resist.

At this very moment, Su Che could almost feel that the Vermilion Bird Formation, which unified the entire palace's array, was gradually awakening and about to revive.

Once it is fully operational, even immortal masters may perish here.

But who will give you that opportunity?
Su Che slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. The Yin-Yang Primordial Magnetic Aurora Orthodox Method brought forth a surge of primordial magnetic power. In this turbulent primordial energy of heaven and earth, Su Che seemed to have found a way to slowly move forward.

"You're clumsy, so you don't need to come along."

Young Master Su gave an instruction to Shen Yingyi behind him and slowly walked into the turbulent天地元气 (heaven and earth energy).

It's like a fish diving into churning waves, like a green snake merging into a dripping jungle, like a gust of wind disappearing into the boundless sky.

Change is constant; adapt to the changing circumstances.

Su Che cautiously adhered to the principles of Yin and Yang, advancing step by step in accordance with the changes in the formation.

Shen Ying looked at the changing energy ahead and took three steps back.

He couldn't understand how Su Che had managed to break into the palace in Jiankang.

However, Young Master Su made one thing very clear: he truly could not go any further.

If Su Che maintained or even integrated into the changes in the formation, then Shen Ying, as a mere martial artist, would not be able to employ such mystical methods of adaptation.

He could only violently charge in, which would naturally trigger the next reaction of the formation.

It took almost a single instant.

Shen Yingyi immediately found the most important thing he should do at that moment.

He turned and ran towards the edge of the city.

A martial artist at the fifth rank of martial arts takes a step, and a gust of wind sweeps across the ground.

Regardless of how Su Gong's plans are progressing, it's time to take action.

The cultivation process in Taoism emphasizes the continuous understanding and experience of the "Tao".

Su Che's understanding of this process was incomplete before.

Previously, Young Master Su was like a skilled butcher wielding a large axe. No matter what the structure of the fat ox in front of him was, as long as he swung the axe hard enough, he could definitely chop it into a pot of minced meat.

But the current Young Master Su no longer sees it that way.

The Zhuangzi also contains the story of Butcher Ding dissecting an ox, which can be easily dissected without damaging the blade; this is the essence of the Dao.

Su Che used the changes between primordial magnetism and yin and yang in the "Two Elements Primordial Magnetism Aurora Orthodox Method" to search for the possibility of advancing as the formation fluctuated.

In the present moment, in relation to the various formations within the palace, Su Che is no longer an intruder from the outside, but rather almost a part of the "primordial energy of heaven and earth" driven by the formations.

What was once something to be eliminated quickly has become, to some extent, "dispensable".

The array rising in the palace came to an abrupt halt, like a tide that had not yet fully risen but was about to recede halfway.

Inside Chenhan Palace, Zeng Mozhou, the leader of Jingye Division, gradually sensed the changes ahead.

As the emperor's confidant and the top figure in the Jingye Division, Zeng Mozhou possessed almost the highest authority over array formations within the palace.

If we exclude the reclusive "ancestor" and the unassuming Emperor before us, then Zeng Mozhou is the one who controls the formations within the Great Liang Palace.

He certainly didn't have the ability to control the vast and complex array. A significant portion of the foundation of the Daliang Palace's array came from the ancient and prehistoric times. Not to mention how different Jiankang was from now, the principles of the earliest arrays and their purpose were also different from what we have now.

As for the subsequent dynasties that built their palaces layer upon layer, with their elaborate and complex arrangements, the formations within the palaces became powerful enough, but also extremely weak.

Its strength lies in the fact that if a master like the Immortal of Longevity were to break into the palace, it would inevitably trigger a full-scale counterattack from the formation.

At that time, the Vermilion Bird that soars from the palace will make the Immortal of Longevity pay a terrible price.

And the weakness of this formation is right before our eyes.

If the invaders, like Su Che, try to blend themselves into the fluctuations of the formation itself, then the formation within the palace will be like a sluggish giant, inevitably remaining in a long slumber.

Zeng Mozhou disliked Su Gui, but he admitted that Su Gui had made a very concise and accurate assessment of the palace formation.

"Guard against honest people, not scoundrels."

Regardless, now that someone had trespassed, Zeng Mozhou stood up, feeling it necessary to teach the intruder a small lesson.

"Your Majesty, the newcomer's esoteric skills are quite exquisite, clearly demonstrating his understanding of the principles of Yin and Yang. I estimate he is likely the vanguard sent by them. I request Your Majesty's permission to lead the attack."

Zeng Mozhou kowtows.

He is a Xuanmen cultivator at the fourth-grade Void Step realm. If he wishes, he can go to the outer void at any time and roam freely above the East Sea to seek the immortality that everyone dreams of.

However, he was kneeling before the emperor, awaiting his command.

"It's Su Che."

The emperor's voice, which had been as cold and aloof as ever for decades, now carried a hint of inexplicable anger.

The emperor of Daliang was not a useless person without any cultivation, and a useless person would not become an emperor.

As the one with the highest level of mastery of the formation theory of the Great Liang Imperial Palace, he could obtain far more information from the formation than Zeng Mozhou.

The emperor stretched out his palm, and a water mirror rose from his hand, reflecting the image of Su Che walking slowly.

The formation within the Great Liang Palace was the result of the combined efforts of the Jade Scenery Sect and the Celestial Master Sect. It was formed long before the establishment of the Great Liang Dynasty, and its divine power is awe-inspiring and unpredictable.

If the emperor wished, he could observe almost every corner of Jiankang City using the array formation.

"If everything requires your intervention, then the Great Liang is truly doomed."

The emperor's voice was cold, as if the Great Liang Dynasty had nothing to do with him anymore.

Chancery desk.

The de facto administrative center of the Great Liang Dynasty, formerly part of the inner court, still stands within the palace city. Countless bamboo and wooden slips of documents converge from all parts of the Great Liang Dynasty and then begin their journey again from here.

If the imperial court truly possessed a will like a human being, then this place would be its nerve center.

The Ministry of Personnel was rather desolate today. The sons of powerful families who served there seemed to have all heard some rumors and disappeared without a trace. Only a few officials of humble origins were still handling some simple paperwork as usual.

Among these people, one young man was wearing a distinctly different official robe.

His eyes were fixed on the Meridian Gate, as if he were expecting something.

Finally, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he slowly took out a long, thin package wrapped in a silk ribbon from under the table, and gently carried it on his back.

"Xie Tuizhi, what are you trying to do?"

A cool, clear voice came from not far behind him.

Xie Tuizhi smiled gently.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, of course I am going to take care of important business."

"Do you know who came in? If you don't want to cause trouble for the clan, you'd better go back right now."

The middle-aged man said with a hint of anger, "The Su family and the Wei family have long had an understanding with us."

"I know."

The young man looked at his patriarch, whose cultivation was only at the seventh rank, and said, "But we don't have any chemistry. Are you trying to stop me?"

(End of this chapter)