Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Chapter 486: Chapter 486: Flawless Array

Lin Yun’s fame had not only exploded within the Flawless Palace. His name now echoed throughout the entire Eastern Domain, and the title of the Sixth Great Demon Fiend of the Eastern Domain was now firmly his.

”Now that you’re the Sixth Great Demon Fiend of the Eastern Domain, I bet you’ll have no shortage of women falling for you in the future, huh?” Lan Xi said with a smile in Lu Bingning’s courtyard, as Lin Yun ate the fruit the two women had peeled for him.

”What are you two even thinking?” Lin Yun retorted, exasperated, upon hearing her words.

”Hmph! I’m telling you, if you ever dare to do me and Sister Bingning wrong, we’ll both run away and you’ll never see us again for the rest of your life,” Lan Xi threatened with mock ferocity.

Looking at her adorable expression, Lin Yun smiled and pinched her nose. ’This silly girl really doesn’t think before she speaks.’

Half a month had passed since their return from the Saint’s Relics. Lin Yun had spent every day of it diligently cultivating. Although the world now considered him the Sixth Great Demon Fiend of the Eastern Domain, he knew there was still a gap between him and the other five.

He had come to Lu Bingning’s place today because the two women were about to go into seclusion again. This time, their retreat would likely be a long one. After all, having just received a Saint’s inheritance, they needed to switch to a new Cultivation Technique, making this period of seclusion crucial for both of them.

He stayed until evening before getting up to leave. He made his way back to his own courtyard—a residence he had been given after returning from the Saint’s Relics.

In both size and decor, his courtyard was far superior to those of the other Core Disciples. However, none of them had any objections. After all, they now recognized him as the undisputed number one disciple of the Flawless Palace.

As soon as he stepped through the gate, Lin Yun saw Luo Feng sitting in the courtyard, drinking. He approached, offered a salute, and asked, ”Master, it’s so late. Is there something you need me for?”

”Sit down,” Luo Feng said, gesturing for Lin Yun to take a seat. He poured him a cup of wine before speaking calmly.

”In just two short years, you’ve become the Sixth Great Demon Fiend of the Eastern Domain and the pillar supporting the one hundred thousand disciples of the Flawless Palace. Not bad. I truly didn’t misjudge you.”

”You flatter me, Master. I know there’s still a gap between me and the other five, so I must work even harder,” Lin Yun replied.

”Good. As long as you think that way, I can rest easy. You must never let fame and fortune blind you. Remember, all of it is built upon your own strength,” Luo Feng said, nodding in satisfaction at Lin Yun’s words.

As he finished speaking, Luo Feng raised his cup. Master and disciple took a drink. Then, Luo Feng’s expression grew serious. He looked at Lin Yun and said, ”Though you’ve only just returned, there is something I must ask you to do.”

Seeing Luo Feng’s solemn expression, Lin Yun knew this was no small matter. His master wouldn’t look so serious over something trivial.

”Please tell me, Master,” Lin Yun said.

”Have you heard of the Flawless Palace’s Flawless Array?” Luo Feng asked, instead of directly stating the task.

Hearing this, Lin Yun muttered to himself, ”The Flawless Array... the Flawless Array...” ’Isn’t that the Array I entered in the Thunder God Hall to obtain the Flawless Flesh Body?’

He recounted to Luo Feng the story of how he had obtained the Flawless Flesh Body—details he had never shared with his master before. After Lin Yun finished, Luo Feng nodded slightly.

”What you encountered must have been a prototype of the Flawless Array. Because it possessed less than a tenth of the true Grand Array’s power, you were only able to learn the First Layer of the Flawless Flesh Body.”

”The true Flawless Array took the Flawless Palace over a hundred thousand years to build. It is the very foundation of our sect. Similarly, cultivating the Flawless Flesh Body is only possible by going through the Flawless Array.”

’The one in the Thunder God Hall was merely a prototype. To think that the once-dominant Thunder God Hall drove itself to ruin just to build that Array, and in the end, they only managed to create a prototype...’

After listening to Luo Feng, Lin Yun asked, ”Master, is what you want me to do related to the Flawless Array?”

Luo Feng nodded gently and proceeded to explain the situation to Lin Yun.

It turned out that while Lin Yun and the others were on their way to the Saint’s Relics, Luo Feng had captured a Main Seat Elder. After an investigation, Luo Feng confirmed that this man was, in fact, connected to the mysterious organization.

The fact that even a Main Seat Elder was involved with this mysterious organization meant Luo Feng could no longer afford to be complacent.

Luo Feng used certain methods to brutally interrogate the Main Seat Elder, who eventually revealed that the mysterious organization had a stronghold in Wind City.

All information from within and around the Flawless Palace was relayed through this base. However, the elder didn’t know its exact location, as he had never been there; all communications were one-way.

Upon learning that the organization had a base in Wind City, Luo Feng pressed his interrogation further and finally extracted a terrifying piece of information.

As far back as a year ago, the organization had begun secretly infiltrating the various families of Wind City, while also planting many of its own Martial Artists there in hiding.

Their target was the Flawless Palace’s Flawless Array.

Coincidentally, the organization would have made its move long ago if not for Chang Jing’s exposure, which had led to a massive purge of their agents inside the Flawless Palace.

Now, with less than ten percent of their agents remaining inside the Flawless Palace, the organization had messaged the Main Seat Elder during this perilous time. They planned to mobilize their forces in Wind City to seize the Flawless Palace’s Flawless Array by force.

Upon learning this, Luo Feng pondered for a long time. He even considered going to Wind City himself, but ultimately dismissed the idea.

The Flawless Array was in the Flawless Palace, so he certainly couldn’t leave the sect. Besides, with so many families in Wind City, he had no idea which ones were involved with the organization. He couldn’t just wipe them all out, could he?

After much consideration, Luo Feng concluded that Lin Yun was the best person to handle this matter.

After listening to Luo Feng’s explanation, Lin Yun understood the gravity of the situation. Still, something felt off. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but a vague suspicion clouded his mind like a fog.

”Master, what happened to the Main Seat Elder you captured?” Lin Yun asked after a moment of contemplation.

”He’s dead. He committed suicide by taking poison the day after he gave up the information,” Luo Feng replied.

”Dead?” The answer made Lin Yun feel even more strongly that something was amiss. ’Such a coincidence? Even if he did commit suicide, why didn’t he do it right away? Why wait until after he had confessed everything?’

Although he couldn’t make sense of it, there was no better option at the moment. Luo Feng had to stand guard over the Flawless Palace, and a trip to Wind City was unavoidable.

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