Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 289 - 290: Mu Can Setting a Trap

"Break an Array with brute force? What does that mean?" Mu Can looked at Wang Cai with a puzzled face. He was simply a complete layman when it came to Arrays.

"Alas, you’re making me anxious for you, the meaning of breaking an Array with brute force is very simple, it’s all about using sheer strength to find the Array Eye. These almost natural Arrays hardly have any variations, so the Array Eye must be fixed in one location. As long as you can use brute force to determine the location of the Array Eye, you can break this Tribulation Void Mysterious Array."

Wang Cai explained with a smug look on his face, and it’s undeniable that at this moment, Wang Cai bore quite a resemblance to a teacher.

"Hey, I thought you had some special method. Isn’t it still just relying on brute force? What’s so hard about that, do you need any skills?" Mu Can asked.

If you don’t understand, you should ask. Any bit of knowledge gained from this dog is Mu Can’s greatest harvest, and it has to be admitted, although this dog’s personality leaves much to be desired, his insight and knowledge are truly enviable and admirable.

Wang Cai knows a lot of things, even Xuanyuan Mingkong may not know them all. This is the difference in levels. If one day, Wang Cai lost his ability to protect himself and fell into the Mortal World, then Mu Can was certain, every Martial Saint would take action to snatch this dog, and would probably wish to worship and raise it.

Knowledge is power. This saying is also one of the mottos of the Immortal Ancient Academy, which was the original intention of the first dean when he founded the Academy.

"What do you know? You think it’s just using brute force to locate the Array Eye in such a large area? Do you know how difficult that would be? Heh heh, if that were the case, I reckon you wouldn’t even make it in time for the opening of the core area," Wang Cai said grinningly, as if mocking Mu Can’s ignorance.

"I said just do it." Wang Cai lifted the Compass with one paw and began to shake the other paw furiously.

Mu Can watched, dumbfounded, thinking this damn dog had canine epilepsy. As Wang Cai’s one paw shook rhythmically, the Compass once again shot out a beam of light straight into the sky.

Like fireworks, it exploded in the air with a bang, scattering into dozens of smaller light beams, each with a long tail, smashing hard onto the ground.

"Quick, memorize the locations where these fragments are falling," Wang Cai put away the Compass, stood upright on its hind legs, avidly watching the spots where the light fragments hit the ground.

The light came quickly, and it disappeared just as fast. Only moments later, the ground returned to its peaceful state.

After Wang Cai had started, Mu Can swiftly memorized the locations where the fragments fell. The Light Ball had burst into dozens of small light spots, which Mu Can had already committed to memory.

"Remember everything?" Wang Cai had exerted too much energy controlling the Compass and by the time he reacted, the light spots had already vanished.

"Um, got it all down," Mu Can knew the gravity of the situation and didn’t continue joking with Wang Cai, nodding in affirmation.

The higher a Cultivator’s cultivation, the better their memory and intellect, and Mu Can, who was at Martial Saint Level, was pretty much capable of photographic memory. Not to mention a few dozen light spots, even if it were a sky full of stars, just give Mu Can a bit more time, and he could memorize their positions.

"Alright, you take over from here." Wang Cai waved its paw, signaling Mu Can to get to work, while it laid down on the ground, operating the Qiankun Compass, feeling a rare sense of fatigue.

"Take over? Take over what?" Mu Can was still utterly confused.

"Woof! Obviously, it’s digging a hole. Don’t tell me you expect Lord Wang Cai to do the digging?" Wang Cai looked at Mu Can darkly, as if to say that any refusal would warrant an immediate bite.

"Fine." Seeing Wang Cai in its current state, Mu Can really couldn’t bear to make it dig any more, so he could only take out a long knife from his Storage Magical Treasure and slowly headed towards the first point where the light fell.

Although the environment of the Immortal Ancient Secret Realm was similar to the Mortal World, the stability and strength here far surpassed the Mortal World. If Mu Can were in the Mortal World, a full-force strike could smash a deep pit into the ground, but here, it just made a small pit of earth.

"Ah, aren’t dogs supposed to enjoy digging through dirt? Why is this dog different?" Mu Can shouldered his long knife as he arrived at the first location and began to dig energetically. "What did you say?" Dogs have sensitive noses and ears, and Wang Cai, lying to the side, seemed to catch Mu Can muttering to himself and instantly bared its tiny white teeth, barking at Mu Can. "I didn’t say anything, I just said the weather is great for digging. Oh, by the way, Wang Cai, even though you’re a Spiritual Body now, do you still need to poop? Should I dig a hole for you to use? I’ve never seen such a big dog poop before." Mu Can provocatively spoke to Wang Cai. But when you think about it, such a big black dog, back when it had a body, must have been a voracious eater and pooper. It probably left a pile of stinky dog poop in someone’s treasure vault back in the day.

Mu Can bitterly thought to himself, his hands digging even more vigorously. "You damn dog, I’ll dig you a hole, let you take a dump!"

"Let you keep looking down on me, I’ll dig a hole and bury you in it."

Mu Can lowered his voice, muttering to himself in a volume only he could hear.

"Dig well, dig hard." Wang Cai laid on its side, lazily as if it wished to pull up a chair to sit and watch the work go on.

"I found something!" Mu Can shouted excitedly, startling Wang Cai. Despite pretending to be indifferent, this dog actually cared deeply about the treasures hidden here.

A dog can’t change its habit of eating filth, and although Wang Cai doesn’t eat filth, it just can’t change that greedy look when it comes across a treasure.

"What is it, where is it?" Wang Cai instantly stood up and rushed to Mu Can’s side, its muscular body, reminiscent of a small calf, shoving Mu Can to one side.

"Damn it, I knew you were just faking weakness, you damn dog." Mu Can was pushed aside by the fat butt of Wang Cai, speaking angrily.

"Hey, I thought you found something amazing. This piece of junk metal, what’s the use? Keep digging the next hole." Wang Cai jumped into the pit, and with one paw, it toyed with the object that Mu Can had dug up – a broken sword that had lost all its luster and seemed worthless, certainly not something that could be used as the Array Eye. "Keep digging, don’t call me unless you find something. Lord Wang Cai is a bit tired and needs to rest." Seeing that the item inside wasn’t the treasure it was looking for, Wang Cai resumed its previously lazy state.

Clang!

Mu Can kicked Wang Cai, which was attempting to crawl out of the pit with its butt in the air, right back in.