Ning Zhuo sighed, "Before, I discussed the matters of the Fishing Boy Xiaoman and the Luoshu with Shen Xi, and I didn’t expect to actually encounter it in reality."
Sun Lingtong’s eyes were burning as he looked at the Water Vortex, "The most valuable thing in Shuyu Pavilion is the Luoshu Pages. It’s a Taoist Artifact, though not complete."
"As long as I use my Innate talent to peek at the pages, I can be influenced by it, bringing me enormous help in terms of numerical logic!"
Sun Lingtong carefully recalled the recent encounter; as soon as he was influenced by the Luoshu, he became a genius in mathematics and logic.
This feeling was irresistible.
"It’s like the Spirit Hidden Willow... Boss, I can understand this feeling," Ning Zhuo said, as he and Sun Lingtong were connected by the Life Hanging Thread, thus sharing the same experience.
The Luoshu Pages are indeed like a specialized Spirit Hidden Willow, but only similar.
There are differences between them. The Spirit Hidden Willow can enhance comprehension, but the Luoshu Pages record the mathematical and logical rules of heaven and earth, which must be in the right direction. Therefore, what Luoshu offers must be a correct understanding!
The achievements assisted by the Spirit Hidden Willow might be wrong, but they are full of creativity.
The creativity of Luoshu equals zero. It provides the correct answers, while the extent of creation and understanding still depends on the Cultivator themselves.
Don’t doubt Sun Lingtong’s comprehension abilities; in this aspect, he even surpasses Ning Zhuo a bit.
"Little Zhuo, next I’m going to continue peeking at the Luoshu. You try to use the Life Hanging Thread and sense it with all your might!" Sun Lingtong suggested.
"Good idea," Ning Zhuo immediately praised.
Sun Lingtong once again activated his Innate Spiritual Eyes. As soon as his gaze touched the actual Luoshu Pages, he immediately experienced the influence of the Taoist Artifact.
"That’s it!" Sun Lingtong felt excited, "Little Zhuo, how do you feel?"
Over at Vinebrace Cliff, Ning Zhuo shut his eyes tightly, furrowed his brow, showing some signs of strain. He transmitted his thoughts, "Boss, I can feel the influence as well."
Sun Lingtong, "That’s fantastic!"
He used the Luoshu Pages to delve quickly into the Water Vortex in front of him. On the other side, Ning Zhuo thought for a moment, and took out the Jade Slip gifted by Shen Xi.
The originally profound content, in Ning Zhuo’s study, gradually became easy to understand, simple and clear.
Sun Lingtong only managed to sustain for sixteen breaths before he stopped his Innate power and closed his eyes.
This time, it wasn’t just blood flowing from his nostrils, but even his ears oozed bright red blood, his entire demeanor became somewhat dazed and confused.
Sun Lingtong immediately sat cross-legged, took out Elixir Pills to consume, commenced operation of his Cultivation Technique, and focused on Breathing Control.
After half a cup of tea time, he returned to normal.
Ning Zhuo also adjusted his state.
"Again!" Sun Lingtong called out, and activated his Innate Spiritual Eyes once more.
Ning Zhuo also benefited from this layer of advantages.
After several attempts, Sun Lingtong gained a deeper understanding of the Water Vortex in front of him, "This natural Array not only utilizes many Magic Artifacts and Magic Treasures placed in the Divination Room, but also the Water Vein Spiritual Energy here, and even the surrounding space!"
Ning Zhuo’s expression turned grave, realizing the severity of the situation.
Sun Lingtong sighed, "So, we cannot forcibly take away the Luoshu yet. It is the core of this Array and the heart of the Water Vortex. This Array is unstable, constantly changing, and precisely due to the influence of Luoshu’s principles, it maintains balance at all times."
"If we abruptly seize the Luoshu, the Array without its computational Array Heart would immediately collapse. The power contained within, as well as the surrounding space, would collapse and explode, destroying everything around."
"At that moment, not only would I be reduced to nothing, but the entire Cave Mansion would also suffer!"
This was certainly unacceptable to Sun Ning and Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo had a way to save Sun Lingtong, but with the Water Vortex Array involving the surrounding space, this method wouldn’t work well either.
Ning Zhuo couldn’t let Sun Lingtong take a life-threatening risk for the sake of a mere Taoist Artifact.
"How soon can we unravel this Array and extract the Luoshu Pages?" Ning Zhuo inquired.
Sun Lingtong smiled wryly, "It’s hard to estimate. The difficult part is it’s a natural Array, constantly changing. If it were one of the top ten formations, we’d have it easier."
"For me to solve the Array is akin to contending with this Taoist Artifact. Unless my calculation abilities surpass the Luoshu Pages, I could predict faster to avert the crisis."
Ning Zhuo assessed and then shook his head, "The risks are too great."
"We don’t need to forcefully extract the Luoshu Pages, we have plenty of time."
Sun Lingtong nodded, "Let me first use the Luoshu to comprehend the Cave Mansion Array in the Array Core Room and gain control here."
This difficulty is much lower than resolving the Water Vortex Array.
Everything changes except for the underlying principle; the Cave Mansion Array has its traces to follow.
Ning Zhuo continued, "Once we master the Cave Mansion Array, we’ll first clear out this place and temporarily move everything to the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon."
Sun Lingtong nodded, "Feasible. But the outside world still needs attention."
Ning Zhuo knew what he meant, "Rest assured, Boss, I’ve already sent someone to investigate. As soon as the intelligence is confirmed, we’ll immediately take action."
Sun Lingtong was referring to none other than Niu Cheng.
Niu Cheng’s current situation is very unfavorable.
He was surrounded by numerous angry Cultivators, demanding a statement from him.
Niu Cheng had a square jaw and broad mouth, a wide shoulder-to-back ratio, and his skin tanned to an ancient bronze color.
His gaze wasn’t sharp, engulfed by many Cultivators, he appeared anxiously unsettled, repeatedly bowing and apologizing awkwardly.
He wore a dark blue coarse cloth short coat, with the cuffs and trousers rolled up to his elbows and knees, exposing his solid forearms and calves. His waist was bound with a well-worn, shiny, tanned leather belt, with a one-foot-long brass rod inserted diagonally.