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"Waiting for death?" Chen Guanzhen chuckled lightly and said proudly, "I am waiting for the best opportunity. The time is not right yet. You understand, when a formation takes shape, its power is already established, but the moment the formation reaches its peak and the power declines, there will be a significant flaw."

Chen Guanzhen pointed upwards and said, "Like this great realm spanning across heaven and earth, thousands of miles apart, linked by spiritual will, if there is even the slightest mistake in the formation, all will be lost, and a thousand years of cultivation will be gone in one day."

Lu Ren hesitated no more, "What should I do?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Guanzhen couldn't help but laugh softly while stroking his goatee.

"Just wait. Wait for that abnormal power in the sky to take shape. I think that piece of flesh and blood will be greatly affected, presenting a great opportunity."

As he spoke, Chen Guanzhen rubbed his hands and said, "I just did a divination for myself in the cellar, saying that I would have help from a benefactor in this tribulation. I didn't expect it to come true. Fellow Taoist, if you want to destroy the grand formation..."

He pointed to his head.

"Then I need to explain it to you. Just wait for a moment, fellow Taoist, please follow me."

Chen Guanzhen turned and entered the cellar.

Lu Ren did not rush in but squinted, opened his Heart Eye, investigated, and confirmed there were no abnormal problems before speaking.

"The entrance is too small. If you have something to say, say it out here."

"Seems like I'll have to make an effort." Chen Guanzhen was not surprised. After all, the cellar was set up by him; otherwise, how could it resist the sinister aura of Juliu City and the beginning appearance of demons and ghosts?

If Lu Ren had agreed to come in without hesitation, he would have been nervous, suspecting ulterior motives.

Although their words were few, both were probing each other without letting their guard down.

Lu Ren watched Chen Guanzhen's back as he entered the cellar, disappearing into the darkness until he couldn't be seen, and then he looked away.

He had just had a thought of capturing him, was about to take action, but his heart suddenly gave a warning without any forewarning; if he really took the action, he feared the other party would give him a not too big, not too small surprise.

It wasn't that Lu Ren cared, but in this environment, rather than unexpected developments, it was better to unite all useful strengths to deal with Guang Chengzi.

Using history as a mirror, one can know the truth.

Throughout history, those who wished to transcend reincarnation by ferrying countless lives across to reach the other shore, few succeeded.

This is the backlash of the Human Path.

Though mystically spoken, Qi is indeed present in Lu Ren's current level and observation view.

The more vibrant the population of a world, the denser the Qi becomes.

Like in the Underworld, gathering a million people's energy to build a great city strengthens the Yang Membrane, utilizing this factor.

If nothing unexpected happens, as the population of the Daqian Dynasty increases, the Yang Membrane grows thicker and larger, eventually covering the entire Underworld one day.

Thus, turning heaven and earth, transforming the Underworld into the Mortal World, becoming a world of salvation.

Unfortunately, dreams are beautiful, but reality is quite harsh.

In the Underworld, the demonic and eerie energies have become a system and will not tolerate such expansion.

While pondering this, he saw Chen Guanzhen coming out with a big bag of small flags, each printed with golden runes exuding a faint glow, revealing a mysterious aura.

Bright, grand, as if a slight wave could ignite a fierce flame.

And such small flags, in Chen Guanzhen's bag, were probably close to a thousand.

Lu Ren raised an eyebrow, "Are you asking me to plant these small flags inside the city?"

"Exactly." Chen Guanzhen nodded slightly, looking a bit excited, "I spent nearly thirty years constructing them. Let's give him a formation within a formation and strike hard when the time comes."

Lu Ren pondered, weighing whether what the other party said was true, contemplating whether to cooperate with Chen Guanzhen.

Though he had sought him out proactively, the other party had frankly disclosed he had a way to break the situation, simply following his instructions.

Lu Ren's eyes were deep.

"Tell me about your method of Supreme Inspiration Residence."

"Alright!"

Chen Guanzhen agreed without hesitation, readily complying.

He also understood that without letting Lu Ren in on the secret, there was no way he would agree easily, especially given the information revealed, the other party could certainly escape; otherwise, he wouldn't be so composed.

In a way, Lu Ren staying here was to find a way to destroy this place. Under the Heart Eye Observation, countless chaotic magnetic fields were interconnected, and though the strange energy fluctuations were disordered, they vaguely clarified a path.

Chen Guanzhen put down the large bag of small flags, made a Taoist salute, and with a solemn expression.

"I, Chen Guanzhen, am also my Taoist title, inheriting the Shangqing Lingxiao Lineage, specializing in thunder and strange suppression, demon slaying, wielding all powers of annihilation and slaughter in the world."

Lu Ren listened impassively. Though it sounded impressive, to Lu Ren, it was just as well, whether Taoist or Buddhist sect, they always spoke grandly.

It seems like giving some tangible proof is necessary.

Chen Guanzhen, with no other choice, spilled nearly a thousand-character truth and spent almost an hour explaining it straightforwardly, word by word.

In Chen Guanzhen's explanation, the over eight hundred characters of truth expanded into content nearing fifty thousand words; after an hour and a half, he finally finished.

Speaking until his mouth was dry, he took a gourd from his waist, uncorked it, took a swig of wine, smacked his lips, and said, "This 'Supreme Inspiration Heart Sutra' is what I created after thoroughly reading the Taoist Canon and drawing upon longevity techniques from various Taoist sects, hoping it may help you."

It's almost like a Turtle Breath Technique, internally cycling one's Life Energy, constructing a defensive mechanism by combining one's will with the Life Magnetic Field.

As if developing the Ten Earth Knot, this is an extremely complex advanced method integrating longevity wisdom, innovative and unique.

However, this shuts off interaction with the outside world, self-cycling internally, stimulating cell self-division, and also nurtures the Spirit with the body, leaking nothing.

Strictly, this is truly a flawless Golden Body."

But this Golden Body isolates everything, preventing outside supply, and exploiting the body's potential will ruin the lock structure, nullifying the method.

Conditions are stringent, but for extended Residence, it's worthwhile.

Sadly, for Lu Ren, it's tasteless yet regrettable to discard.

Ordinary people hoping to cultivate with this method might spend a lifetime without getting entry.

And those with great potential disdain such means of timid survival.

Having spent nearly two hours, it wasn't until the system indicated some insights gained in the 'Supreme Inspiration Heart Sutra' that he stopped.

Judged by the system, confirmation was given that Chen Guanzhen was genuine.

Lu Ren rose from Lotus Position slowly, observing Chen Guanzhen checking the little flags, with a tinge of regret on his face.