Published: November 30, -0001
He should have considered these things earlier. The true vein beneath the Holy Medicine Garden, although a top-grade vein, primarily serves to supply true energy to the spiritual herbs in the garden. Therefore, it is unlikely to be the main source of power for the Sky-Locking Grand Array.
In other words, the true vein of the Holy Medicine Garden could not possibly be the source of power for the Sky-Locking Grand Array.
In the Sky-Locking Grand Array, there are three critical aspects.
The first is the energy source. Once cut off, the array would lose its power source, making it easy to break through, and this can be initially ruled out.
The second is the sealing. The Sky-Locking Grand Array is a trapping formation that assists with illusionary and killing arrays, hence the demand for sealing is high, and there must be a top-grade true vein specifically providing power for this aspect.
The power required for a trapping array is also significant, so it likely wouldn’t use the true vein from the Holy Medicine Garden for this purpose.
This leaves the final aspect, which is control. The entire grand array must have a control core, and there must be a top-grade true vein whose power is allocated for the operation of the control core.
However, the control core, being a central system, doesn’t require much energy; it merely needs to be very pure. Thus, the Holy Medicine Garden is clearly the most suitable.
“Hahaha, I should have realized earlier that the greatest possibility for the true vein in this Holy Medicine Garden is to provide energy to the array's central system. How foolish of me.” Qin Chen was excited, unable to contain himself.
If initially, Qin Chen only had a 30-40% chance of entering the Holy Medicine Garden and figuring out a way to escape, now that he understood the function of this true vein, his confidence in escaping surged to about 70%.
“Control core?” You Qianxue and Ji Ruyue were still somewhat confused. Neither of them were array masters and didn’t know much about formations; they only knew that this true vein seemed very important.
“Yes!”
Qin Chen nodded, “Next, I need to make modifications to the true vein. It’s best if you enter the Universe Creation Jade Plate; otherwise, if someone comes, I might not be able to take care of you.”
Although it's rare for anyone to enter the Holy Medicine Garden, it doesn’t mean nobody would ever come. If someone does appear, Qin Chen can dash out directly, but if You Qianxue and Ji Ruyue are outside, it would be troublesome.
“Chen Shao, we will keep watch over the Holy Medicine Garden for you. You concentrate on making modifications; if someone comes, we will notify you immediately to avoid any disturbances.” You Qianxue and Ji Ruyue exchanged a glance but refused Qin Chen’s kindness.
They knew Qin Chen was under great pressure. Rather than entering the Universe Creation Jade Plate and being anxious, they felt more at ease helping Qin Chen by doing something.
“That works too.” Qin Chen thought about it and smiled.
He had forgotten that You Qianxue and Ji Ruyue were no longer who they used to be. Now, one was an initial peak Martial God and the other a mid-stage Martial God. In terms of strength, they could also contend with some late-stage Martial Gods, so he couldn’t always treat them as people needing protection.
With You Qianxue and Ji Ruyue keeping watch, he could focus more on his task.
Receiving Qin Chen’s approval, You Qianxue and Ji Ruyue were a bit happy. They took positions at either end of the Holy Medicine Garden, watching for any signs outside the garden.
Qin Chen, meanwhile, sat cross-legged, eyes gleaming, quickly organizing the array structure of the true vein, scrutinizing each array symbol and array pattern, carefully discerning their directions and the structure of the array route.
“The Sky-Locking Grand Array is high-level; even a minor change could trigger external changes. If that happens, it will surely attract the attention of Shangguan Gufeng outside. My modifications must be extremely subtle, even imperceptible, to avoid arousing suspicion.”