Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 685: Chapter 544 Cautious Meng Guan_2

Their mission was neither too significant nor too trivial.

But if anyone were to discover their true purpose, the immense value of the cultivator’s Golden Cores might indeed provoke some unrest.

Even worse, they could become targets for ambush and assassination.

Of course, if things really got to that point, it might actually be the better outcome.

After all, whether it was He Song, Meng Guan, or Wei Fan, the three of them were widely recognized for their strength and were not pushovers to be bullied by anyone.

If their attackers were not strong enough, it was possible the three could join forces and turn the situation into an opportunity for greater gains.

The most troublesome concern was the fear of being watched by the spies of the God Locking Sect.

Once targeted by the spies of the God Locking Sect,

it was likely that both Meng Guan and Wei Fan would face great danger this time.

Given the performance of Meng Guan and Wei Fan on the battlefield between the Sun Faction and the God Locking Sect,

once the God Locking Sect became aware of their whereabouts, they would certainly send formidable opponents after them.

By then, the fate of the two would be hard to predict.

And that was the reason for the tacit agreement among the trio not to speak too openly before.

Now,

since the three had entered the guest room and Meng Guan had already activated the Concealment Array within,

they could naturally speak freely, saying whatever they wished.

However, just as the three exchanged a smile and Wei Fan opened his mouth to speak,

Meng Guan gestured for them to pause with a slight wave of his hand.

Seeing their attention turn to him, Meng Guan nonchalantly took out a small Array Disk and several Array Banners from his storage bag.

Under the watchful eyes of He Song and Wei Fan,

Meng Guan flicked his wrist.

The small Array Disk and the tiny Array Banners in his hand instantly transformed into streaks of light, firmly fixed in various positions around the room.

As Meng Guan performed hand seals and cast spells, another Concealment Array with a stealth effect began to rise within the room.

Following the emergence of this array, Meng Guan nodded in satisfaction, and then turned his gaze to He Song and Wei Fan.

At that moment, Wei Fan was dumbstruck.

Hadn’t they already activated a Concealment Array set up by the inn?

Why set up another array?

Wasn’t this being overly cautious?

Could it be…

As his gaze shifted towards He Song, a thought suddenly crossed Wei Fan’s mind.

Could it be that Meng Guan, after all these years, had become as cautious as He Song?

Observing Meng Guan’s meticulous actions and then looking at the silent and serious He Song,

Wei Fan’s thoughts grew more intense.

However,

as he once again turned his gaze towards He Song, he saw He Song give him a slight smile.

Then, He Song too took out an Array Disk and several Array Banners from his storage bag.

But unlike the Array Disk and Banners Meng Guan had taken out previously,

the ones He Song extracted were significantly larger.

Yet, upon closer inspection,

compared to other people’s Arrays Discs and Banners, He Song’s set was somewhat smaller.

Larger than those Meng Guan had previously retrieved,

and yet smaller than those typically held by an Ordinary Cultivator.

The set of Array Discs and Flags in He Song’s hands genuinely puzzled Wei Fan.

What he did not know was,

that this array He Song had taken out was actually his commonly used Celestial God Thunder Array,

but it was a miniaturized version modified by He Song himself.

Previously, He Song had transformed the Foundation Establishment array, the Smoke Array, into a micro-array that could be engraved on a tiny jade bead.

In his subsequent leisure time, inspired by this, He Song was also concerned about potential encounters with terrain restrictions that could prevent him from properly setting up an array, thus losing this method of confronting enemies.

Therefore, he eventually chose to modify the Celestial God Thunder Array.

Although the modified Celestial God Thunder Array did experience some reduction in power,

it was still capable of being deployed in tight spaces.

For instance, take the room the three of them were currently in.

Even though the Divine Thunder Array was limited by the terrain, it could still be set up at any moment, forming a battle strength.

A Golden Elixir Array, even after being modified by He Song, with its power reduced by a great deal, was still essentially a Golden Elixir Array.

Once this miniature Divine Thunder Array was deployed,

it could significantly enhance He Song’s combat abilities.

And if it were arranged in this room,

with the Concealment Array’s effect of the Divine Thunder Array, even if a Golden Elixir Master arrived, they would probably be unable to hear any noise from within the array.

Consequently, the conversation between the three, He Song included, became highly secretive, with no worry of being overheard by others.

Under the astonished gaze of Wei Fan, coupled with the slightly surprised attention from Meng Guan,

He Song casually pointed, and the Array Disk and Array Banner in his hand immediately transformed into streaks of flowing light, swiftly falling into various places in the room, corresponding to the array that Meng Guan had laid out previously.

As He Song formed hand seals and cast the spell, a Golden Elixir Great Array was formed, which, despite having its power significantly reduced, still belonged to the category of a Golden Elixir Array.

Once this room was completely engulfed by the three arrays,

the dumbfounded expression on Wei Fan’s face finally dissipated.

He swept his eyes over He Song and Meng Guan, who had now turned their attentions towards him.

Wei Fan shook his head in silence.

“I thought that only you, friend, would be this cautious,” he said.

“I didn’t expect that Lao Meng had also learned the essence of it.”

“Needless to say, with these three arrays deployed, our conversation would probably be undetectable even to those at the Golden Elixir Great Perfection.”

“Perhaps, even Ancestor Yuanying would need to exert considerable effort to eavesdrop on our conversation, wouldn’t they?”

“Moreover, don’t look at me like that, both of you; I’m not prepared with such miniature arrays.”

Spreading his hands, Wei Fan didn’t hesitate to voice the thoughts in his mind.

As Wei Fan said,

he truly hadn’t expected that Meng Guan would also be so cautious,

to think of setting up a miniature array in the room to prevent eavesdropping and avoid walls having ears.

He had originally thought that upon meeting He Song again, he might witness his usual cautious demeanor.

But unexpectedly,

cautiousness was indeed observed,

but both He Song and Meng Guan were extremely cautious.

Among the three, it seemed that only he had not been overly cautious.

As a result, he appeared more like an outlier among them.

There was inevitably a sense of helplessness, as well as a notion that flickered through his mind.

Perhaps,

he really should be more cautious himself in the future.

However, just as this thought crossed Wei Fan’s mind and he was prepared to implement it in the days to come,

Meng Guan, who was beside him, waved his hand and then said thoughtfully,

“It’s not that I’m being overly cautious,” he explained.

“It’s just that there is indeed something odd inside this Purple Light Pavilion.”

“When we first entered the Purple Light Pavilion, do you remember how I paused for a moment? Do you know why?”

“Inside the Purple Light Pavilion, there is a deeply hidden presence that I faintly perceived only when setting foot in it.”

“However, by the time I wanted to take a closer look, that presence had already vanished.”

“For some reason, I have the feeling that this presence is familiar, as if I have encountered an acquaintance…”

“But in the past several decades, you and I have both been on the battlefield, meeting people every day who are either fellow sect members or enemies.”

“From this, it can be assumed that if I am right,”

“there truly may be something for us to do here this time.”

“And because of this,”

“to be on the safe side, I went out earlier to purchase this array to avoid walls having ears.”

As Meng Guan divulged everything he knew, he was still scanning his surroundings, a trace of wariness flashing in his eyes.

It seemed that even with three arrays in place, he still didn’t feel entirely secure.

He was unaware that the array He Song had set up carried more than just the effect of concealment.

The Divine Thunder Array had effects such as Gathering Spirit, offensive, defensive, concealment, and so on.

Although due to its many functions, none of the effects were particularly outstanding,

it was still a Golden Elixir Array, and its power was still passable.