Chapter 630 - Deserved It

Chapter 630 - Deserved It

The Seven Spiritual Array was not a powerful spiritual array, and every cultivator in the Nascent Transformation Realm present knew how to set it up. Yet, how could such a spiritual array become a deadly trap for the Heavenly Origin Sect disciples?

"I believe everyone here is familiar with the Seven Spiritual Array, but perhaps you’re unaware of what happens when it’s combined with the Eight Diagrams Array," Liu Wuxie’s voice rang out at the perfect moment, his calm tone cutting through the murmurs.

Many sect masters began to calculate in their minds upon hearing the Eight Diagrams Array, combining it with the Seven Spiritual Array.

"How is it possible? If the Seven Spiritual Array and Eight Diagrams Array perfectly combine, it will transform into the Nine Death Array!"

The Nine Death Array was highly lethal, and the odds of living were less than ten percent if someone entered.

"Sect Master Bai, tell me if what he said is true!" The Misty Sect's sect master asked coldly. She didn't expect the Heavenly Origin Sect to stoop so low, combining the Seven Spiritual Array and Eight Diagrams Array. It wouldn't be any different from a Seven Spiritual Array if it weren't activated, but it would transform into the Nine Death Array if activated.

"Don't listen to his nonsense!" Bai Jin snapped hastily, his voice laced with frustration. This year's Ten Grand Ceremony had spiraled out of his control, and the root of all the chaos was unmistakably tied to one person—Liu Wuxie.

"Bullshit! Why doesn't everyone ask the disciples who came out? They should be able to tell you what they experienced," Liu Wuxie sneered, his tone dripping with disdain. He clearly didn’t consider someone in the True Profound Realm worth his attention.

The sect masters of various sects began questioning their disciples about their experiences on the tenth level. Through multiple accounts, it was revealed that they encountered a combination of the Seven Spiritual Array and the Eight Diagrams Array. However, something had gone awry—the Life Gate and Death Gate had been reversed. This anomaly allowed disciples from other sects to pass through safely, while disciples of the Heavenly Origin Sect faced peril.

The implications were clear: the Death Gate was triggered for the Heavenly Origin Sect’s disciples, while the Life Gate opened for others. It seemed too precise to be mere coincidence, as though someone had deliberately manipulated the array from the shadows.

"Liu Wuxie, that's bullshit! Why aren't the other disciples also injured if that's the case?" a familiar voice echoed.

When Liu Wuxie heard the familiar voice, he narrowed his eyes as he turned his head over. He muttered, "Ye Feng!"

Liu Wuxie hadn’t expected Ye Feng to show up, and beside him stood Yu Tianyi. The two had apparently been at other sects during Liu Wuxie’s scuffle with Bai Yuan, which explained their absence until now.

"That's right. If that's the case, why is everyone else fine? I bet Liu Wuxie must be behind it!" Yu Tianyi chimed in, echoing Ye Feng's words with a hint of malice.

"Liu Wuxie, do you know what's wrong with the tenth level's spiritual arrays?" an elder of the Sky Rift Valley asked in a gentle voice.

Most present didn't believe Liu Wuxie was behind the incident. The spiritual arrays had been inspected by experts in the True Profound Realm, who had left behind laws of their realm to prevent tampering. It seemed inconceivable for Liu Wuxie, prodigy or not, to alter such formations.

As the first to emerge from the tenth level, however, Liu Wuxie’s understanding of spiritual arrays might provide some answers.

With the placement of a wood-attribute elemental stone, the disciples who entered to release their metal-attribute true essence unwittingly triggered a devastating reaction. Their metal essence pierced through the wood-attribute stone, which, in turn, fueled the fire attributes of the first spiritual array. The dissipating wood attribute created an explosive chain reaction, amplifying the spiritual array's power to catastrophic levels.

The crowd exchanged knowing glances, their expressions hardening. Wang Ba’s panicked response had essentially confirmed what everyone suspected: the Heavenly Origin Sect had indeed set up a Nine Death Array. The exact elemental attribute of the stone he used was now a moot point—it no longer mattered. The damage had been done.

Wang Ba was on the verge of crying because if the accusation were confirmed, the sect leader would undoubtedly hold him responsible.

"Who knows? Perhaps you made an error," Liu Wuxie said with a casual shrug, his expression unreadable. Of course, he would never admit the truth: he had subtly altered the flow of the five elements within the array. As for the elemental stone, he hadn’t even touched it. Instead, he had imbued the array with immortal runes, magnifying its potency far beyond its original design. Without this enhancement, the Nine Death Array wouldn’t have been capable of injuring someone like Bai Yuan, let alone nearly taking his life. The array, after all, was initially designed to target those in the lower levels of the Astral River Realm.

The crowd could only imagine the sheer power unleashed in the array, considering even an expert like Bai Yuan had barely escaped with his life.

The Heavenly Origin Sect had laid the foundation of their own downfall, and Liu Wuxie had only fanned the flames, turning their trap into an unrelenting catastrophe. The truth was undeniable: the tragedy was entirely of their own making.

"Liu Wuxie, this must be your scheme!" Wang Ba shouted, his voice rising with desperation. "The Nine Death Array we set up isn’t powerful enough to harm someone in the high levels of the Astral River Realm!" His words dripped with accusation, but his protests only deepened the sect’s shame. Every word felt like a feeble attempt to deflect blame, further solidifying the crowd’s belief that the Heavenly Origin Sect was at fault.

Even if Liu Wuxie had manipulated the array, it was the Heavenly Origin Sect who had crafted it in the first place. Their actions had set the stage for the devastating losses.

"Sect Master Bai, don't you think you owe us an explanation?" Next, it was Mu Tianli's turn to take the stage. Now that the truth had been out, the Heavenly Origin Sect's actions had caused the death of their disciples.

Every disciple who had died was a victim of their doings. If they hadn't set up the Nine Death Array, they wouldn't have suffered such casualties, and the death toll continued to increase, with over twenty disciples lost.

If this continued, the Heavenly Origin Sect would lose many disciples. They would be heavily injured even if their disciples made it out alive.

However, it was fortunate that many of their disciples had chosen to exit before stepping onto the tenth level; otherwise, they would also have lost their lives.

"Mu Tianli, what explanation do you want?!" Bai Jin's tone turned defiant. So what if they had deployed the Nine Death Array? The other sects had suffered no losses and had no grounds to make things difficult for the Heavenly Origin Sect. With only the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, he saw no reason to be concerned.

"A formal apology to everyone present! Your Heavenly Origin Sect has defied the core values of the Ten Grand Ceremony, and your sect is unfit to be first of the ten major sects," Mu Tianli said. His intention was simple: to make Bai Jin apologize to everyone.

"Sect Master Bai, your sect has crossed the line, and we demand an apology," said the Sky Rift Valley's sect master.

"Apologize!" Several Misty Sect disciples demanded as well. They were lucky they didn't circulate their true essence or would have experienced the same ordeal as the Heavenly Origin Sect’s disciples.

"Regarding today's matter, I apologize to everyone present, but let's not jump to conclusions based on a child's baseless words. Further investigation is required," Bai Jin apologized. The resentment of the sects who were vassals of the Heavenly Origin Sect could grow strong if this matter persisted. After all, what they had done was anything but honorable, and it no longer mattered if everyone believed in Liu Wuxie's words.

Liu Wuxie had successfully planted discord within the Heavenly Origin Sect, driving a wedge between Bai Jin and Wang Ba. Even the Indigo Cloud Gate and the other vassal sects began questioning their loyalty and considering their options.