179 Changsan City Is an Array (2/2)

Master Yan Se frowned and asked, ”Which Grand Cultivator was so silly as to show you his performance?”

Ning Que implied that the Grand Cultivator was Chen Pipi, who was an idiot in living knowledge, but a good guy nonetheless.

Master Yan Se growled, ”As for the fight between people belonging to the Knowing Destiny State, do you want me to have a fight with Liu Bai again?

Ning Que explained with a bitter face, ”Don't get me wrong, I'm just curious.”

They two climbed the tall city walls, while the wind blowing from the plains rose up along the ancient but still solid city walls with a few shrill cries from eagles, which made their robes to fly.

Master Yan Se, standing on the edge of the gate tower with his hands brushing the bricks, watched the clearly visible mountain in the south, and suddenly said, ”Your Second Brother in the Academy just needs to glance at you, and you would be dead. This is the Knowing Destiny State.”

Ning Que, standing next to him, stared at the mountain where he had spent more than a month living and studying, and silently thought.

A glance, and you'll die.

Ning Que carefully considered these words and feeling rather awed, he replied honestly after a moment of silence, ”... Master, I understand. I'll be certainly more respectful to you and Second Brother from now on.”

Master Yan Se took him to another side of the gate tower where Chang'an City could be seen.

Chang'an City, composed of innumerable squares and buildings, had turned into a puzzle at the foot of the tower. The Imperial Palace at North City did not seem so tall as before. If the Vermilion Bird Avenue right below was like a sharp and straight sword, then the Imperial City was the hilt.

”What have you seen here?”

In the last few days, Master Yan Se had taken Ning Que to tour around Chang'an City, visiting a lot of monuments, and Ning Que was asked questions in every place they visited. Ning Que understood that his master was trying to speed up his perception on Talisman Taoism. In fact, be it the eave of Spring Breeze Pavilion or those statues of animal-carvings on eave, they could really make his own comprehension of Talisman Taoism deepen. However...

Standing on the gate tower and viewing the city, they could see the entire Chang'an City in front, which had cast off the lively coat and only left the quietness and sense of separation after drawing back the light. Ordinary people were screaming in excitement to locate their homes. In terms of art and literature, one could probably be aware of the vicissitudes of history endowed by thousands of years, but as for Talisman Taoism, what could be seen out of that?

”Chang'an City, in fact, is a big array.”

Ning Que was shocked speechless by Master Yan Se's answer.

”The magnificent city that collects the wisdom of numerous precedent cultivators and takes the Tang Empire Thirty years to expand and complete its construction will be surely taken for granted as the world's most powerful array tactical, named god-stunning Array.”

Ning Que opened his eyes to watch the Chang'an City underneath, trying hard to make out the approximate appearance of the array tactical, but he found nothing at all.

Master Yan Se looked at him and could not help smiling, and then said, ”Chang'an City, a god-stunning Array, naturally can't be observed with the naked eye, since most of its parts are buried in the ground. What I can tell you is that the array center is at the bottom of the Imperial Palace, while the array root is the Vermilion Bird Avenue.”

The old Taoist pointed to the direction of the palace, and then his fingertips slowly moved down along the Vermilion Bird Avenue, and continued: ”The array root extending beneath our feet, is Vermilion Bird South Gate. However, it diverges through the city walls and then returns from all the city wall archways of the inner and outer city. ”

”You can also see Chang'an City, the big array, as a vast and extremely complicated Talisman incantation that consists of countless Divine Talismans. If only the array eye opens, this great Talisman incantation will be motivated to protect this grand City and its residents.”

Ning Que looked at the dense buildings in Chang'an City and the crowds who were as busy as ants, but still joyful. Listening to Master Yan Se's words, he could not help feeling uneasy, becoming speechless due to the sense of awe and reverence.

”The Vermilion Bird we saw just now is the most powerful Divine Talisman in this great Talisman incantation.”

It was a long time before Ning Que could suppress the surprise in his heart. He murmured, looking at the grand city, ”What would the city look like if this big array opened, darkening the sky or rolling the black clouds, or trembling the earth while the city remains where it is...”

”No one knows how the scene would look like, not the designer nor those precedent cultivators who were responsible for building the array. And certainly they don't want to know, neither do I .”

Master Yan Se looked at him and seriously said, ”The launch of the frightened mind array indicates Chang'an City is about to be conquered. If it that day really comes, it only means that the Great Tang Empire has got to the brink of destruction.”

Ning Que suddenly thought of a key question, and then seriously said, looking at Master Yan Se,”Master, you shouldn't have told me such things, especially of the array center and array root. It's not good.”

Master Yan Se calmly said, ”Do you know who is responsible for Chang'an City, this big god-stunning Array?”

”Who?”

”Your master, me.”

Master Yan Se smiled and looked at him, saying, ”You are my only successor, who will be in charge of the god-stunning Array after I leave this world, so it's perfectly justified for me to let you in on some related information in advance.”

Ning Que did not say anything, but turned around to gaze at Chang'an City under the city tower with his pale face. He shook his head and made some strange voices in his mouth as if he was scolding someone or breathing cold air, but more like he was unconsciously talking to himself.

A long time passed.

He glanced back at Master Yan Se, and said with resentment, ”Master, don't scare me like that.”

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