chapter 740: chapter 445: spiritual root? buddhaâs bone!_2
logan explained to the demon king, and this explanation was very much approved by the demon king, who couldnât help but admire logan. after all, logan had figured out the crux of the problem without even having completed a single lap in the secret land.
âthe demon beast secret realm is entirely composed of the monster beast clan, who inherently know nothing about arrays and alchemy. although we have recruited quite a few talents over the years, if we take stock, at most we have a hundred array masters, and they are all half-baked. a thousand people are really powerless.â
âhowever, since you have spoken, i will have someone go to the outside world to capture them. i will send out tens of thousands of people, and within one day they should be able to bring back tens of thousands of array masters. not to mention the western wasteland, even going to the central region would be fine.â
the demon king, although very troubled, quickly thought of a plan, which scared logan. he naturally did not want the demon king to capture people from the human race.
so he hurriedly intervened, settling for the next best thing: âitâs also fine if you find a group of geniuses from the monster beast clan. even if they donât understand arrays, after my teaching, they should be capable. in any case, the array we need to arrange this time is not advancedâitâs just a simple detection of spiritual energy.â
âalright, then you rest here for a moment. in less than ten minutes, i will have found the people for you.â with a wave of his hand, the demon king then left.
logan shook his head and also fell into contemplation. since he had come to the monster beast clanâs secret realm, he must resolve the issue so that the human race can be safe. but for now, it doesnât seem too troublesome, and if everything goes as expected, he should be able to handle it in a few days.
but he also understood one thing: all these were still his own guesses. what if the situation were really severe? after all, the demon king hadnât found a solution for decades, and they had also sought many talented individuals. logan didnât think he was the best in the world at arrays, unbeatable by anyone.
even if we retreat a step further, this secret land is much like the holy daoist and the others, already at the end of its tether. to help the holy daoist and his kind extend their lifespans, logan had exhausted much of his strength to concoct the holy life elixir. and that was only facing a group of cultivators, not an entire secret land.
however, he could only take it one step at a time. if it really proved unsolvable, his first priority would still be to ensure his own safety. then he would escape and take the opportunity to hide in the immortal realm. as for whether the demon king would implicate the human race in a fit of rage, logan could no longer concern himself with that. after all, his own life was more important.
after a moment had passed, the demon king appeared with a thousand people, nearly every one of them exuding a semi-saint aura. it had to be said, the monster beast clanâs foundations were very strong. given these people a hundred years, who knows if they could give birth to thousands of holy sees? the human race in total only had a few dozen holy sees.
âamong these thousand people, over a hundred understand arrays, while the remaining nine hundred or so do not, but they have good talents. with your careful guidance, they are sure to be of use.â
with a wave of his hand, the demon king lets the thousand come forward: âfollow all of loganâs instructions, and do not show any negligence or contempt. although logan is from the human race, he is indeed an honored guest i have specially invited, and even more someone who can resolve the crisis for the monster beast clan. anyone who dares to make trouble for logan, donât blame me for being inhospitable.â
over a thousand people nodded, indicating they would definitely obey. this was something the demon king felt assured about, as these individuals had been selected by him, specifically excluding those who were overly arrogant and those who harbored extreme aversion towards the human race, so there should be no large issues.
âi need to arrange one thousand arrays in the demon beast secret realm, and each one of you will have to become an array master. moreover, you only have one day to learn. donât feel that thereâs too little time. i can give you one year, as long as your demon beast secret realm can hold out.â
âof course, the array is not that difficult. as long as itâs a novice array master, they can basically arrange it. itâs only for monitoring spiritual energy. afterwards, i will give everyone the blueprints, and you can all ponder over them. after an hour, i will come to teach.â
logan scanned all the people and said seriously, âsome of you may be dissatisfied, even if you donât dare to cause trouble under the demon kingâs orders, but i understand that the monster beast clan has always looked down on the human race, considering that you even disdain the branches of the demon beast mountain range in the outer world.â
âwe will definitely obey.â a thousand people said in unison, and logan nodded. after all, if these people caused trouble, they wouldnât harm him; they would only harm the monster beast clan.
an hour later, aside from the hundred or so array masters, the remaining nine hundred or so people, after studying for a long time, still faced the blueprints with no clue and were unable to understand the principle behind them.
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ânow let me explain the array. donât think itâs difficult. just like cultivation, an array is nothing but a way to harness the spiritual energy from spirit stones and amplify its effects. itâs similar to the human meridians, wherein the spiritual energy from the dantian grants one with unparalleled strength,â
âthis spirit-detecting array requires ten thousand ordinary spirit stones, which will be positioned in a hundred different directions, forming a network to draw in the surrounding spiritual energy. a few runes will also be used to ensure that the array can operate continuously. once itâs set up, thereâs truly no difficulty,â
âas beginners, donât think about success in one go. take it step by step. at the beginning, just focus on correctly positioning the spirit stones without any mishaps. after that, consider the placement of the stones in relation to the directions. the final operation will come naturally, so donât worry about the possibility of failure,â
under loganâs guidance, the nine hundred continued their attempts. a couple of hours later, half of them had successfully outlined the array. as for the other half, they had failed countless times, no matter how hard they tried, it was like throwing stones into the sea.
logan, watching from the side, identified the problem: âdonât infuse your own spiritual energy, rely on the spirit stones. use your own spiritual energy only for outlining the runes, especially since you belong to the monster beast clan. your spiritual energy conflicts with the arrayâs, so pay extra attention to this,â
with this revelation, another large group of people achieved success. out of the thousand brought by the demon king, only one hundred remained unable to successfully arrange the array.
logan shook his head; those hundred were not less intelligent, they just had no affinity with the art of arrays, and all their efforts were likely in vain.
logan didnât press the issue and let the hundred go, nine hundred were enough after all. the interval between each array could be larger, and even though this could result in some inaccuracies, they would be negligible; besides, logan himself would be conducting the inspections.
logan approached the demon king and said, âthatâs sufficient. i need the blueprints to the demon beast secret realm so that i can assign the nine hundred their array positions. the entire demon beast secret realm must be covered, so without the blueprints, it canât be done, and errors would be inevitable,â
the demon king hesitated, for logan was an outsider, and to reveal all his clanâs details seemed risky. but he was a person of courage and agreed.
after all, logan was there to save the secret realm, and if he failed, the entire realm would soon vanish, leaving the map a mere decoration.
âwhen setting up the spirit-detecting array, remember to be vigilant about your surroundings. ensure there is no disturbance from other cultivators. given that cultivators have intrinsic spiritual energy within their dantians, if there is a congregation of cultivators, just shift the array slightly further away. in short, itâs best to find a secluded place within range,â
logan assigned tasks to each of the nine hundred, and when connected, they would cover the entire demon beast secret realm. and with himself at the center, logan planned to arrange the largest spirit-detecting array, establishing a connection with the nine hundred, thus monitoring every single move clearly.
to be extra cautious, logan also had the demon king dispatch people to secretly supervise, so that if anyone was slacking off or failed to report a botched array, he would know at a glance. after all, since they were all from the monster beast clan, logan wasnât willing to bet on their character.
the demon king had no objections; in fact, even if logan hadnât mentioned it, he would have sent people to oversee the process. the monster beast clan was vast, and not everyone acknowledged his authority.
afterward, logan began setting up the spirit-detecting array on site. unlike the other nine hundred, his array was a hundred times larger and required more than ten million spirit stones.
initially, the demon king was somewhat reluctant, as his palace was less than a mile away. if anything went awry with the array being set up here?
logan assured him repeatedly, âthe spirit-detecting array poses no harm and is solely used to test spiritual energy,â the demon king then agreed.
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