How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!

Underground Palace, there is an array.

An extremely intricate and complex array.

Inside the array, there is a person sitting cross-legged.

This person has long hair cascading over their shoulders, sitting with their head lowered. What's most shocking is the ground beneath; seven sharp nails pierce through his flesh, his two thighs, his arms, and there's even one nail that rises from the ground, running through his entire body, protruding out from the top of his head.

These nails, cast from bronze.

A dim, eerie bronze patina.

If the bronze nails weren't artificially aged, they would indeed be artifacts thousands of years old.

What surprised Lin Xiaosu even more was the straw in this person's hair.

This straw, the energy emanates through the great array, and it's unmistakably the very same straw he is most familiar with—the straw Mad Taoist uses to pierce into the Mao Ren.

The straw transformed into the Heavenly Burning Spear, descending from the void. Thirteen Enlightenment of God and even Enlightenment Rules masters were obliterated. Among them, one straw, oh no, the Heavenly Burning Spear, drilled a hundred meters deep underground, piercing the forehead of the person in the array.

However, the spear shattered directly!

The person was unharmed!

How terrifying is the cultivation of this person?

Fortunately, at this moment, he is within the great array, fortunately, his entire body is penetrated by bronze nails...

This is also likely the key reason why Mad Taoist, knowing this person's cultivation is peerless, still remains easily composed.

Mad Taoist gently raised a hand, forming a barrier of sound; his gaze shifted over: "Kid, since this piece of folded space is open, the passage to the Ancient Wilderness has already been formed and cannot be closed; people within will emerge in endless streams. Is that right?"

"Yes!"

"You need a super expert to guard this place!"

Lin Xiaosu's heart was pounding: "Is he the helper you found for me?"

"Yes!"

"But, I observe this person may not be so easy to speak with."

"No worries, first have him swear allegiance, then rescue him from the array."

"Swear?" Lin Xiaosu said, "An oath is a shackle for a gentleman, but in the cultivation path, seems like there aren't many gentlemen..."

"No worries!" A wisp of voice from Mad Taoist penetrated Lin Xiaosu's Sea of Consciousness, softly exploding...

Swish!

Mad Taoist waved his hand, the soundproof barrier thus opened.

Mad Taoist and Lin Xiaosu walked side by side toward the array platform ahead.

This array platform, octagonal.

The ground is covered with ancient tiles, unknown what material they're made of.

The patterns on it are extremely profound.

Unseen by the sunlight for many years, damp and dark.

Now, the sky above was directly lifted off by Mad Taoist, and on the silent stone slab, came the sound of human footsteps.

Click, click, click...

The person in the array slowly opened their eyes.

These eyes, Lin Xiaosu could see clearly through his willow-like drooping messy hair.

What kind of eyes are these?

Carrying endless eeriness.

Bearing the vicissitudes of time.

"Senior, how long have you been here?" Lin Xiaosu's voice was very gentle.

The person in the array slowly lifted his head, slowly lifting...

He saw the sky above.

Full of sunlight.

These eyes suddenly had vitality: "Who are you?"

Three words, very awkwardly spoken.

"The one who destroyed Haoyuan Sect! And also the one who can rescue you, Senior!" Lin Xiaosu said.

The person's brows in the array sharply knitted together: "You can rescue me?"

"Yes!"

"Do you know what this array is...What exactly is the array?" The last four words, clearly a temporary change.

He probably originally intended to directly say the name of the array, but temporarily changed it, turning it into a question.

This is also a test.

If one doesn't even know the name of the array, then there's no hope to be had.

Lin Xiaosu smiled: "All Heaven Trapping Array, merging the whimsicality of the Heavenly Element, constructing six stars with the Boundless Heaven, forming the incomplete celestial pattern."

The person's eyes in the array shone brightly: "Six stars constructed with Boundless Heaven? Not seven stars?"

Mad Taoist's brows were also furrowed.

There are seven bronze nails on the ground, if it were an array, it should be seven stars, the Array Path emphasizes three, seven, nine, when was there ever six?

"Senior still hasn't understood my words; if these seven nails were seven stars, it would be complete, then it wouldn't be called incomplete celestial pattern, has Senior for so many years always regarded these seven nails as seven stars to unlock, feeling more and more discrepancies as you unlock?"

The person in the array had his eyes firmly locked on Lin Xiaosu; at this moment, he truly began to take the young man before him seriously: "Where is the seventh star?"

"I of course know where it is!" Lin Xiaosu said: "But why should I tell Senior? What benefit can Senior give me?"

"What kind of benefit do you want?"

"I want you to make a Heavenly Tao Oath, that after coming out, you will guard this place, face the Ancient Crossing, and fully intercept, ensuring that not a single person from the Great Xia Realm behind is harmed!"

The person in the array slowly said: "You are someone of the Great Xia Realm."

"Yes!"

The person in the array slowly looked up, gazing at the sky, his face was filled with turmoil and indecision, seemingly making the most difficult decision.

Finally, he said: "Alright!"

Lin Xiaosu made a gesture, and a piece of white paper appeared in his palm, with a few strokes wrote a line, and with a flick, this white paper passed through the array barrier, appearing before the person in the array.

The person in the array truly had his eyes filled with boundless radiance.

Lin Xiaosu had shown two techniques in total, the first was his insight into the Array Path, his analysis and judgment of the Array Path completely aligned with the person in the array's own conclusions.

No matter how unreasonable it was to trust such a young lad, he believed at least half.

And now, with a light wave from Lin Xiaosu, a fragile piece of white paper effortlessly crossed the array barrier, appearing intact before him, this was a true demonstration of the array technique.

One must know that ordinary weapons crossing the Array Path will also be torn apart.

Even with the Divine Skills of the Mad Taoist, his Heavenly Burning Spear lost thirty percent of its force when crossing the array barrier.

The person within the array glanced at the contents of the white paper, which were identical to what Lin Xiaosu had just said.

He flicked his finger, and a drop of blood appeared at his fingertip, signing his name...

Qi Yue!

The name Qi Yue appeared on this piece of white paper, and a smile broke out on Lin Xiaosu's face: "Since the senior has already agreed, I will break the array to welcome you out! This pattern is the seventh star you've racked your brains over without result, no wonder you couldn't find it, because this seventh star is outside the array."

He raised his hand and pointed a finger at a pattern on the edge of the array, a faint light shone on the pattern,

The outer array base radiated light, and with a cracking sound, it shattered.

The seven nails beneath the person in the array also simultaneously circulated with light.

A puffing sound, as if breaking through a barrier.

Whizz!

The seven bronze nails simultaneously shattered.

Qi Yue's whole body shook, seemingly like a fierce beast awakening from years of slumber.

He cast his gaze towards Lin Xiaosu, filled with endless excitement: "The outer array path is the All Heaven Trapping Array, do you have a way to break it?"

The Circulation Array is the pinnacle of array paths.

If the outer array cannot be broken, it would all be in vain.

Lin Xiaosu laughed: "If it were a complete All Heaven Trapping Array, I might not be able to break it, but alas, in this world of array path, too often people like to be clever, adding superfluous touches. This All Heaven Trapping Array merged with the Heavenly Seven Stars seems profoundly endless, but it destroys the integrity of the All Heaven Trapping Array."

He raised his hand and pointed a finger at an array base in the Northwest corner.

The array path's light suddenly transformed, as if showing the myriad phenomena of the heavens in an instant.

Bang!

Eight array bases simultaneously developed cracks.

With a gentle rumbling sound, as if a long river flowed through, the aura of the array path completely dissipated.

The person in the array stood upright, hair flying, laughing loudly: "Hahaha, I, Li Qianzong, am finally free, finally free, a full three thousand years... Bai Xuanhuang, I will wipe out your entire clan!"

His arrogant and domineering laughter shook the entire mountains and rivers.

Within the Haoyuan Ruins, it was as if another earth-shattering wave had arrived.

Lin Xiaosu was stunned: "Aren't you called Qi Yue?"

"Haha!" Li Qianzong laughed wildly: "This place is flawed in heaven and earth, even if I signed my real name, I would not fear the Heavenly Tao Oath, however, when it comes to matters related to the Heavenly Tao Oath, it's better to be cautious, so I did not sign my real name! Consider this as my return for your favor, letting you know how treacherous Jianghu is."

Puff!

The piece of white paper with the signed name turned to dust in his hand.

Lin Xiaosu said, "You mean to say, you don't plan to keep the agreement just now?"

"Such a naive and childish kid!" Li Qianzong stepped forward, "You will surely be tortured if you tread the Jianghu path later, better if I crush you now, lest you later seek life but cannot seek death!"

A palm reached down...

For people like him, who cares who he kills, even friends are killed for fun when the mood strikes.

Would he care about a young man he just met?

However, when his palm was still three inches away from Lin Xiaosu's forehead, his Spirit Platform was suddenly shocked, as if some immense terror enveloped his whole body.

With a whoosh, he retrieved his palm abruptly.

This withdrawal immediately cleared the Spirit Platform.

The smile on Li Qianzong's face completely froze at that moment...

"Li Qianzong, is it?" Mad Taoist slowly stepped out, "The agreement you signed just now is not a mere agreement, it's a Cause and Effect Chain!"

Li Qianzong's whole body trembled: "Cause and Effect Chain?"

"In the Cause and Effect Chain, there's no name, only cause and effect facts, so don't say changing your name to Qi Yue, even if you changed it to a dog, the cause and effect would still fall on your head!" Mad Taoist raised his hand, picking his teeth with a straw in the gap, getting closer: "Moreover, you are correct about one thing, this place is flawed in heaven and earth, even the Heavenly Tao Oath, heaven may not perceive, but cause and effect is different, the more flawed the heaven and earth, the clearer cause and effect become, all because they stem from the flaws of the Heavenly Dao."

Li Qianzong's forehead was drenched in cold sweat.

For ordinary people, Mad Taoist's discourse on cause and effect might make no sense, and even if understood, it might not be believed.

Yet the more advanced one is on the Cultivation Path, the more one grasps the mysterious terror of cause and effect.

"This kid... this kid is still wet behind the ears, to think the Law of Cause and Effect could truly bind me?" Li Qianzong's voice was icy, with sharp eyes like the deepest demon in Hell.

"This is precisely where you are mistaken!" Mad Taoist said: "The strongest aspect of the Law of Cause and Effect lies in this, he simply needs to integrate the cause and effect into the chain, you are not fighting against him, but against the Heavenly Dao Cause and Effect Disc!"

"If he dies, then the chain is void." Li Qianzong enunciated each word.

"You're right on that! You can hope he dies soon, but you cannot kill him yourself, nor can you arrange others to kill him!" Mad Taoist said leisurely.

Li Qianzong's gaze slowly fell on Lin Xiaosu's face: "Kid, give me a straight answer, when will you die?"

Lin Xiaosu rolled his eyes: "Seems like the agreement is missing a clause, I should add: must show some respect to me!"

Li Qianzong said: "Alright, please tell me, when will you die?"

He added the word "please" to signify respect.

"..." Lin Xiaosu said: "My death should be put aside for now, focus on the agreement, but if there's an Ancient Crossing, strike with all your strength!"

Mad Taoist flicked the straw toothpick: "What the kid said is right! Brother Li, enemies crossed the border, go do it! For your own head! For your cause and effect..."

Boom!

Li Qianzong soared into the sky!

Accompanied by earth-shattering words: "To hell with your cause and effect, I curse the ancestors of the Heavenly Dao for eighteen generations!"

Mad Taoist lifted his hand, grabbing Lin Xiaosu as he ascended to the sky.

At the Northwest horizon, a group of Enlightenment Realm beings crossed the border...

Suddenly, a figure swept across the sky, a Dharma body spanning a thousand feet over the land, unmistakably Li Qianzong.

His massive claw extended, more than a dozen Enlightenment Realms fell into his palm, squeezing lightly, a dozen Dharma Bodies crumbled, all in shock.

"Do you even understand what cause and effect is?" Li Qianzong shouted sternly.

"Senior, we juniors haven't offended you..." Those Enlightenment Realms in his grasp were all confused, I don't even know you? Discussing what cause and effect with me?

"Killing you is cause and effect!"

Bang!

With just one squeeze, over ten Enlightenment Realms became a mist of blood.

With a wave of his hand, this mist of blood swirled in front of Lin Xiaosu, forming an enormous Ancient Text...

"Scram!"

Lin Xiaosu's teeth tingled a bit, what did I get myself into, such aggression.