Chapter 333: Chapter 320: Joining Hands for Array-Breaking

The Spiritual Qi that Cyan Treasure had previously spat out still lingered at the scene.

It covered a vast area, stretching for several hundred meters.

Gu Ming stood under a tree, closed his eyes, and gently called upon the Old Deng’s Health Sword Array within his Sea of Consciousness.

He activated his Divine Sense. Normally, he wouldn’t use this Sword Array; he only deployed it when going all out, using his Divine Sense with extreme focus.

Using it typically consumed an immense amount of his Spiritual Power, so he had to act quickly and find the spatial rift the system had mentioned as fast as possible.

’What if it isn’t here?’ No, Gu Ming had already dismissed that impossibility.

There had to be a spatial rift here. Otherwise, it made no sense for the stray cat to have vanished right in front of Yuan Ge’s two Three-star Pet Beasts.

The creature was only at the One-star Level. No matter how powerful its Shadow Escape Skill was, it had its limits.

The difference in Star Level was undeniable. Besides, Yuan Ge’s own Pet Beasts were attuned to Dark Power. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

To their eyes, the traces of the Shadow Escape Skill at the scene were like glowing paths in the dark—luminescent footprints, clearly visible and impossible to hide.

"Its footprints disappear here," Yuan Ge murmured to himself. "Strange. Could there really be a spatial rift near the university?"

Yuan Ge said this because all known spatial rifts in the Capital had already been fully developed. It was considered impossible for a wild, hidden one to have been missed.

If an undiscovered one truly existed, it had to be a special rift of a peculiar nature, one that was difficult to perceive.

Its existence could even provide a brand-new topic for research papers on spatial studies.

Lu You thought it was possible.

Moreover, Gu Ming had already calmed himself and begun to investigate with his Divine Sense. Seeing this, she also settled her mind, silently stirring her Sword Qi Divine Sense to carefully examine the spot where Yuan Ge had pointed out the footprints disappeared.

During the search, her Divine Sense collided with Gu Ming’s.

Lu You subconsciously retracted her Divine Sense Sword Qi, ceding the area for Gu Ming to investigate.

Gu Ming, however, suddenly scanned the air beside him as if he had caught a fleeting spark of inspiration. He said to her:

"Lu You, send your Divine Sense Sword Body into my Sea of Consciousness’s Sword Array. Help me enhance the array’s Perception Ability."

Lu You froze for a moment. Although she didn’t understand the principle behind his request, she wasn’t the type to press for details.

Looking at Gu Ming’s firm and pleading eyes, she didn’t hesitate. With a soft "Mm," she sent out the Divine Sense Sword Body she had been nurturing in the center of her Sea of Consciousness.

This Divine Sense Sword Body wasn’t large, and in terms of quality, it was far inferior to Gu Ming’s, which he had cultivated for many days.

When it moved out of her Sea of Consciousness, it condensed in the air into an exquisitely delicate Sword Body that exuded an aura of courage.

This scene left the Three-star Beastmaster, Yuan Ge, completely stunned. He murmured:

"Worthy of being the champion’s assistant in the national competition. Even I’m envious of this form of Divine Sense."

Although Yuan Ge’s Spiritual Power was higher than Lu You’s, his Divine Sense had never been able to condense into an object with such a specific shape.

This was a very advanced form of Divine Sense.

If Lu You could advance to a Three-star Beastmaster in the future, the strength of her Divine Sense would surely far surpass his.

According to rumors, Three-star Level Spiritual Artifacts had the ability to manifest the unique traits of one’s Spiritual Power.

For example, a Divine Sense Sword Body with an aura of courage could stimulate a cutting edge of valor. If infused into a Pet Beast, it could greatly boost the latter’s courage, making it no longer timid.

Another example would be a Spiritual Artifact with a mystical aura, which could, at certain times, evoke the presence of mysterious objects, increasing the success rate of rituals and so on.

The uses varied depending on the aura of the Divine Sense.

At that moment, Lu You’s Divine Sense Sword Body entered Gu Ming’s Sea of Consciousness.

This was the first time she had ever placed her Divine Sense Sword Body into someone else’s Sea of Consciousness.

’The experience was wonderful, like stepping into a boy’s room for the first time, curious about what it looked like and wondering if it held any hidden secrets.’

Gu Ming had opened the path, which was equivalent to sharing a secret that belonged only to the two of them.

Upon entering his Sea of Consciousness, Lu You saw a Cyan Pine with lush branches and leaves. The sea’s surface beneath the leaves rippled in layers, and below, the Root Network was dense and vast.

Looking closer, she discovered that the Cyan Pine was not the main component of his Sea of Consciousness.

It was just a projection rooted in the Sea of Consciousness, or perhaps a kind of illusion.

This was the innovative direction of Gu Ming’s Spiritual Technique cultivation. It wasn’t about transforming one’s human spirit into a tree, but about taking the tree’s spiritual form as a model for cultivation, absorbing its essence and discarding the dross.

Just by circling her Divine Sense Sword Body once in this place, she felt her own *Cyan Pine* Spiritual Technique improve. Her bottleneck loosened, and she knew how to advance her cultivation next.

"Over here," Gu Ming’s voice suddenly transmitted.

The voice seemed to ring inside Lu You’s mind, reaching her heart directly, with no sense of distance.

Lu You’s heart pounded. Suppressing her excitement, she located the source of the voice and followed Gu Ming’s guidance, descending into the "Old Deng’s Health Sword Array," which was constructed from arcs of Spiritual Waves.

As she entered the array, she didn’t need to do much. Gu Ming’s will guided her Sword Body into the array and resonated with it.

Gu Ming’s Sword Body was also there, situated in another core Array Hub, symmetrical to hers.

Gu Ming’s eyes were half-closed, his voice like a bronze bell tempered in ice, each word striking the walls of his Sea of Consciousness. "With age comes spirit, the array births Chaos—"

Before the final syllable faded, the Cyan Pine projection deep within his Sea of Consciousness suddenly shot up, and a branch broke off, falling into the Sword Array.

Deep cyan growth rings spread across the broken branch, transforming into flowing Runes that fell onto the Sword Array’s pathways.

"This is..." Lu You murmured, her mind in a daze. ’Did the Cyan Pine just change? Whose Spiritual Power was that branch?’

’Gu Ming’s?’

Gu Ming kept up the tempo. In the real world, his fingertips traced intersecting arcs in the air, guiding the two Sword Bodies in his Sea of Consciousness to activate the Sword Array:

"Twin stars, return to your positions! Shatter illusion, grant Enlightenment!"

Within the Sea of Consciousness, two hovering stars suddenly erupted in silver-blue flames, hurtling like meteors along a trajectory toward the two swords.

With a metallic CLANG, interwoven Array Patterns appeared on the surfaces of the Sword Bodies. They were the patterns of the Old Deng’s Health Sword Array.

Lu You felt all the Spiritual Power from her Divine Sense Sword Body being temporarily transferred and forced onto the other Array Hub.

The Sword Body at that core position was none other than Gu Ming’s Spiritual Sword.

His Divine Sense Sword Body instantly broke through the threshold of a Two-star Beastmaster, reaching the level of Three-star Spiritual Power.

At this moment, the Divine Sense Sword Body seemed to have truly awakened its Sword Qi trait. Not only did its courage surge, but it also carried the twilight aura of a retired, late-life Sword Saint.

In layman’s terms, it was the aura of an old geezer.

This sword was unleashed, slashing down toward the spot where the stray cat’s footprints had vanished.

SHHIIING!

It actually sliced through a thin black membrane of shadow—the external camouflage of a Shadow Array. This was what had been shielding the area from outside Divine Sense probes.

Gu Ming’s Divine Sense Sword Body had seen through the disguise perfectly. The power it borrowed was just right—not a bit more, not a bit less—exactly enough to break the array’s outer membrane and reveal the hidden spatial rift inside.

「You have arrived at the location where the Chaos Creature disappeared. Although you cannot see its hiding place, the protective layer of the shadow array is clearly visible in the demonic eyes of the Night Demon Monarch.」

「The structure of this array is rare. A Divine Sense Sword Body containing an Ultimate Thought is required to break its structure.」

「Outer Disciple Yuan has a weak will and lacks the ability for Array-Breaking, but he knows how to use a dual-array to strengthen a Divine Sense Sword Body.」

"That was amazing! What Sword Array was that just now? Can you teach me? We can discuss the fee, I really want to learn!" Yuan Ge said with envy.

Gu Ming smiled without speaking and gave a slight nod.

He certainly wasn’t going to admit that it was something he’d been taught.