Zhang Yunhai

Chapter 411 A Hundred-Foot Sea of ​​Clouds

The Azure Cloud Ruler has twenty-four restrictions.

These restrictions are not laid out in a plane or stacked vertically, but rather in pairs forming a yin-yang mirror image, interlocking with each other in a spiraling upward manner to form a strange shape.

The method of restricting connections alone surpasses anything Gu Fan has ever seen before.

As for the mysteries involved, he still needs to comprehend them further.

Of the twenty-four restrictions, the bottom twelve are mostly intact. Although the runes are broken, they are still clearly identifiable and can form a smooth spiritual network under the All-Seeing Eye.

The six lines in the middle are clear, but many runes have been erased, causing the spiritual energy to break.

The six connecting lines on the upper layer are missing, and without the forbidden diagram, repairing them would be extremely difficult.

"Tsk, this is really troublesome." Gu Fan shook his head inwardly.

If only the eighteen restrictions are repaired, the Azure Cloud Ruler will certainly be an extremely powerful high-grade magic weapon, but that would be a disservice to its spiritual treasure nature and the Mysterious Jade Soul.

Furthermore, this treasure was once used by Daoist Cangqiu, so it's inevitable that it will be inspected by him once it's repaired.

Since you're going to join the Luofu Immortal Sect, there's nothing wrong with demonstrating your value.

With this in mind, Gu Fan began to outline the restrictive runes in his sea of ​​consciousness.

He also wanted to challenge his limits and see how many restrictions he could recreate.

Flowers bloom and fade, and three years have flown by.

Ye Lian never expected that she would be lurking in the Yan family for three years.

In the side hall, a graceful female cultivator sat opposite Ye Lian. Her black hair was slightly curled and draped over her shoulders. Her pink gauze dress exuded an alluring charm, and her full curves were enough to make Ye Lian feel ashamed of herself. There was also a floral fragrance in the air, as if she were in a peach grove.

"Junior Sister, you haven't returned for three years. Master sent me to ask if you've taken a fancy to a male cultivator from the Yan family and are so infatuated with him that you've even forgotten about Master."

The female cultivator held a small teacup, glanced sideways at Ye Lian, and said teasingly with a slight smile on her red lips.

"No way!" Ye Lian blushed and quickly shook her head. "Senior sister, you're always teasing people. Master would never say that."

"I clearly informed my master before leaving the sect that my purpose in this trip was only to repair the Azure Cloud Ruler. I will return as soon as I obtain the magic weapon."

The female cultivator put down her teacup, her smile fading, and said seriously, "I never expected you to be so persistent. Among the members of our sect, who hasn't tried to find someone to repair the Azure Cloud Ruler, and who has succeeded?"

"Senior Sister." Ye Lian suddenly put on a stern face.

The female cultivator immediately raised her eyebrows and looked over in surprise.

"He's different!" Ye Lian said in a deep voice.

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The female cultivator was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "It was just a joke before, but now I really suspect that you are truly bewitched."

"That's not how it is!" Ye Lian quickly explained upon seeing this, "In the past, when I asked disciples of the sect to repair the Azure Cloud Ruler, they would all take a look and then immediately say that it couldn't be repaired."

"Fellow Daoist Gu has already restored many of the restrictions. Although I don't quite understand them, I can tell that they are not unfounded."

"Oh?" The female cultivator was even more surprised than before, and asked, "It took three years to restore the restriction?"

Ye Lian shook her head and said, "Not entirely. About half a year ago, Fellow Daoist Gu said that the restriction had been restored and he was preparing to repair the Azure Cloud Ruler. I think he will be able to come out of seclusion soon."

The female cultivator nodded slightly: "That's more like it, otherwise it would be troublesome."

"Troublesome?" Ye Lian asked curiously.

"The Heavenly Evolution Saint Venerable has already discovered the location of the Demon Luo Sect and plans to launch a siege within six months." The female cultivator glared at Ye Lian slightly and said with a light reproach, "You really think I'm here to ask if you have a Daoist partner?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Lian lowered her head and pondered for a moment before solemnly saying, "In that case, please tell Master that I will definitely return to the sect in one or two months."

Before Gu Fan went into seclusion, he gave six months to recover, and several days have already passed.

Two months is the limit she can wait.

Even though she was extremely anxious, she dared not disturb Gu Fan, for fear of causing the weapon forging to fail at the last minute.

Over the past three years, Gu Fan has emerged from seclusion several times, mainly because his spiritual energy was exhausted when he was deducing the restrictions and he needed to rest.

He might enjoy tea with Chang Yuan, or play with the gourd.

Each time Ye Lian emerged from seclusion, she would eagerly approach Gu Fan to inquire about the progress. At this time, Gu Fan would take out a jade slip and show Ye Lian the repaired restrictions.

Seeing the progress accelerating step by step, Ye Lian was extremely satisfied and became more and more convinced of Gu Fan.

Seeing Ye Lian's resolute attitude, the female cultivator had no choice but to nod in agreement, "Alright, I will tell Master the truth, but I hope you won't mess things up."

After saying this, the female cultivator got up and walked out of the hall.

Ye Lian escorted the female cultivator to the outside of the hall and was about to say goodbye when she suddenly sensed a fluctuation of spiritual energy, causing her to stop speaking immediately.

Looking back, one could see a cloud of tribulation slowly gathering above the Azure Sky Palace.

The tribulation cloud was initially only a few feet in diameter, but it spread extremely quickly, expanding to thirty feet in the blink of an eye.

"This is... a tribulation cloud? Wasn't it said that it could only be repaired into a magic weapon?" The female cultivator's eyes widened as she turned to look at Ye Lian.

Ye Lian also looked confused: "Yes."

"What's the deal with these calamity clouds?"

The female cultivator pointed at the tribulation clouds and asked, but seeing Ye Lian's expression, she knew it was useless to ask her, so she could only wait patiently.

When the calamity clouds expanded to over fifty feet, they finally stopped.

Such a commotion had already attracted the attention of the Yan family, and hundreds of streaks of light rushed toward Qingxiao Palace.

The first to arrive were the three elders of the Yan family.

"Unexpectedly, after many years, Elder Gu has created another magical artifact that can attract heavenly tribulations."

Yan Guiren's expression was complex, a mixture of amazement, envy, and a barely perceptible hint of resentment.

The scale of the heavenly tribulation was far greater than the last one, indicating that the quality of the magic weapon must be even better. However, this kind of magic weapon does not belong to the Yan family, nor does it belong to him.

Just as he was feeling sentimental, a beam of light suddenly shot up from the Azure Sky Palace.

The emerald green light enveloped a two-foot-long magical artifact, the Azure Cloud Ruler.

Purple lightning surged, as if it would strike at any moment.

Just then, the Azure Cloud Ruler trembled slightly, rapidly spreading out clusters of azure-gold clouds that transformed into a sea of ​​clouds covering hundreds of feet. From within emerged various strange beasts, including coiling dragons, flapping phoenixes, galloping deer, and roaring tigers.

"It's the Azure Cloud Ruler!"

Ye Lian excitedly grasped the female cultivator's arm and shook it, saying, "This is how it was when Master used the Azure Cloud Ruler! The Azure Cloud Ruler has truly been repaired!"

"Not at all."

The female cultivator frowned slightly and slowly shook her head: "When Master activated the Azure Cloud Ruler, the sea of ​​clouds could stretch for several miles, a spectacle that is incomparable to what we see now."

Even so, the female cultivator's eyes still revealed envy.

What she said was not false, but it was the scene of Daoist Cangqiu using his Nascent Soul power to control the perfectly intact Spirit Treasure Azure Cloud Ruler!

The hundred-zhang sea of ​​clouds before my eyes, created by the Azure Cloud Ruler, was merely a protective measure employed by the artifact spirit under the heavenly tribulation, and was naturally far from sufficient.

"Wait, a spirit weapon?"

The female cultivator's eyes widened suddenly: "Wasn't the spirit of the Azure Cloud Ruler shattered long ago?"

"Boom!"

The first bolt of tribulation lightning struck down fiercely, a purple bolt as thick as a bucket roaring straight towards the Azure Cloud Ruler. The cloud beasts surrounding the Azure Cloud Ruler immediately pounced on it.

Thousands of strange beasts rushed towards the thunder, a spectacle that captivated everyone's hearts.

When the tribulation lightning struck the Azure Cloud Ruler, it had already been worn down to a mere wisp by the cloud beast, and the Azure Cloud Ruler simply shook it to deflect it.

But the second bolt of lightning struck immediately.

The same scene reappeared, only this time the remaining lightning was as thick as a forearm, causing the spiritual light of the Azure Cloud Ruler to tremble, as if it were about to shatter.

Everyone was too nervous to utter a sound, and Ye Lian clenched her fists tightly.

This blow seemed to enrage the Azure Cloud Ruler, causing its spiritual light to surge suddenly, and even more cloud beasts took the initiative to fly towards the tribulation clouds.

The heavenly tribulation was suddenly triggered, and the third bolt of lightning struck down fiercely, annihilating countless cloud beasts.

The blinding lightning obliterated the Azure Cloud Ruler. Ye Lian felt her heart leap into her throat, but when she finally saw a flash of azure light, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"It worked!" she exclaimed excitedly.

The third bolt of lightning struck, the heavenly tribulation slowly dissipated, and the Azure Cloud Ruler descended towards the Azure Sky Palace.

Just as Ye Lian was about to pull the female cultivator straight to the Qingxiao Palace, a figure suddenly appeared in mid-air and grabbed at the Qingyun Ruler.

The golden robes fluttered in the wind, and the severed arm had been reattached.

The visitor was none other than the patriarch of the Yan family.

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