Sage of Humanity

The Golden Cicada Carefree Method could only let a cultivator practice up to the Spirit Stream Level 3. After Level 3, Lu Ye, following the guidance of the Red Lotus Soaring to Sky Technique, opened the subsequent spiritual orifices when the requirements were satisfied before he could switch to another Cultivation Technique.

At the moment, the function of the Great Sun Glazed Glass Method was solely to guide the locations of the subsequent spiritual orifices.

A short while later, another new spiritual orifice opened. Just when Lu Ye wished to continue his cultivation, the environment around him suddenly began to distort.

He immediately ceased his actions, knowing his time limit on the first floor had come.

As the view shifted, he found himself in another room. This room lacked the fog-like dense nature's spiritual energy, clearly indicating it was the second floor of the Hundred Arrays Pagoda. Compared to the first floor, this room was undoubtedly larger.

A formation quickly took shape. The test had arrived.

It was time for array destruction.

Lu Ye felt slightly surprised.

Having suffered from being targeted on the first floor, he pondered for a moment. Instead of activating the Insight Spirit Runes to look for weaknesses in the formation, he took out array banners from his storage sack and threw them in all directions to find the flaws in the formation with the help of the banners.

The Insight Spirit Runes were a great asset; they indeed could provide Lu Ye with much convenience in breaking formations but did little to improve his Array Path proficiency.

It's like solving a problem. Normally, one follows the clues provided by the person who set the problem, systematically listing the steps to gradually calculate the answer.

With the boost from the Insight Spirit Runes, Lu Ye could directly see the answer, completely skipping the intermediate steps.

There might be situations where the Insight Spirit Runes couldn't be used in the future, so breaking formations honestly may indeed have its advantages.

The formations on the second floor were slightly more difficult than those on the first floor.

Lu Ye swiftly found the flaw in the formation with the help of the array banners. Then he activated the Insight Spirit Runes to corroborate the result, confirming it was correct, before proceeding with the array destruction.

Gradually, he realized that this was the correct way to challenge the Hundred Arrays Pagoda because, in the subsequent tests, setting up and breaking formations occurred about half the time each, unlike his experience on the first floor.

Moreover, with the significant benefits he received from the first floor, his shortcomings in the Array Path were largely compensated for, resulting in an improvement in his Array Path proficiency.

As a result, even though the formations on the second floor were slightly more challenging than those on the first, the time he spent setting up formations didn't change. Coupled with more frequent opportunities to break formations, his overall efficiency was even higher than that on the first floor.

In the valley where the Hundred Arrays Pagoda was located, many Tianyan Sect disciples were waiting.

Since over four hours ago, when the resonance of the Hundred Arrays Pagoda ceased, this resonance also had a time limit. It was closely related to the person challenging the pagoda—when the challenger had completely assimilated the benefits received, the resonance would disappear.

However, to have caused a resonance at the first floor undoubtedly indicated that the challenger was extraordinary. Thus, the Tianyan Sect disciples eagerly anticipated that he would achieve good results on the second floor as well, so they could also receive some benefits.

The only thing the Tianyan Sect disciples couldn't figure out was the identity of the challenger.

Zhao Li, who was still convalescing at Bai Qian's residence, was clear in his mind. He knew about Lu Ye's attempt to challenge the Hundred Arrays Pagoda, but he didn't expect it to cause a resonance.

He also practiced the Array Path, but since he had to feign death, he was temporarily unable to show himself and couldn't go to the valley where the Hundred Arrays Pagoda was to cultivate, which left him feeling quite frustrated.

If it weren't for the company of Giant Armor and Yiyi at his side, he would almost feel a bitter sense of being abandoned by the sect.

"Buzz..."

The vast Hundred Arrays Pagoda emanated a buzzing sound, an invisible force sweeping across all directions, quickly enveloping the entire valley.

"It's here, it's here," laughed a disciple who had waited for a long time. He quickly sat up straight and began to perceive the inspiring power of the resonance on himself.

If a resonance was induced at the first floor, then surely the second would be no issue, and there was a good chance for the third. As for the fourth floor, that was uncertain.

The record of the Tianyan Sect thus far was for someone to cause nine consecutive resonances, allowing the Tianyan Sect cultivators to gain benefits nine times. These benefits were not the tangible kind found inside the Hundred Arrays Pagoda but more of an enlightenment, which might lead array cultivators to have a Single Flash of inspiration, grasping things they couldn't previously understand.

Perhaps most people gained nothing, but indeed some had improved their proficiency in the Array Path thanks to it.

Compared to the disciples' joy and excitement, Yooi Xiao and Bai Qian were undoubtedly more worried.

They too had once challenged the Hundred Arrays Pagoda and knew how immensely alluring the benefits granted by the pagoda were for array cultivators. Lu Ye causing a resonance on the first floor could be excused, as it could be attributed to his youthful exuberance and unwillingness to hold back.

But, having sensed the dangers hidden within the benefits, he should have been more restrained on the second level.

The two of them now only worried about one thing: that Lu Ye was blinded by the benefits bestowed by the Hundred Arrays Pagoda, charging forward continuously in this manner. If that was truly the case, trouble was inevitable.

Such incidents had occurred before.

While they were worried sick, inside the second floor of the Hundred Arrays Pagoda, Lu Ye's entire body trembled violently, his eyes full of bloodshot veins, as his head throbbed with pain.

The spiritual energy in the room became misty.

With the experience from before, he quickly digested the benefits he had just received.

Strictly speaking, the benefits bestowed by the Hundred Arrays Pagoda and the spirit runes he obtained from the Talent Tree were both like enlightenment from above, as for which experience was worse... it could only be said that they were both terrible.

However, the experience in the Hundred Arrays Pagoda had an advantage, which was that as long as he could digest the extra information in his mind, the terrible feeling would gradually dissipate.

With his previous experience, Lu Ye naturally immersed his mind and soul without delay.

After quite a few Shichen had passed, Lu Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had completely digested the benefits obtained, making the foundation of his Array Path much more solid.

Just like the last time, Lu Ye hurriedly began his cultivation in this rich environment, aiming for the breakthrough of the spiritual orifice barrier.

As days went by, the disciples of the Tianyan Sect gradually became agitated.

No one knew which powerful individual had entered the Hundred Arrays Pagoda, who in just five days, charged up to the tenth floor, and each level resonated with the pagoda!

An average of twice a day, once during the day and once at night...

Such a thing had never happened in all the years since the founding of the Tianyan Sect.

In the past, even if someone could cause such resonance, it was at most four or five consecutive times, because once it reached the level that caused resonance, the benefits bestowed by the Hundred Arrays Pagoda were extremely great. The cultivator would find it challenging to digest and absorb, and if it happened many times, the cultivator simply could not bear it.

To continuously cause resonance for ten floors, what was the concept of that?

The disciples couldn't help but wonder if some master of the Array Path had secretly come to challenge the tower; otherwise, how could there be such astonishing achievements?

Some bold disciples ran to ask the Sect Master and the Great Elder, who not only did not get an answer, but also got a scolding from them.

It was said that the Sect Master and the Great Elder were in a bad mood at the moment, their faces showing anxiety and concern so thick it was almost impossible to dissipate.

It would be strange if they were in a good mood, they had thought that after challenging the first floor, Lu Ye would realize the dangers of the Hundred Arrays Pagoda and would be cautious. But who would have thought things would not turn out as they expected.

After ten consecutive levels of resonance, how could a Spirit Stream Realm cultivator bear it?

"Veteran Bai, that kid has Soul Cleansing Water, he must have used it before, his psyche is much tougher than the average Spirit Stream Realm cultivator. The Great Elder need not worry too much, I see that he is not a fool, having chosen to do so he must have his own plans," Yooi Xiao spoke, it was as if he was comforting Bai Qian, but it was more like he was comforting himself.

"You don't know how audacious and bold that kid is, even if his psyche is tougher than the average Spirit Stream Realm, there is a limit, if he surpasses this limit he won't be able to bear it, I just hope he will exit the Hundred Arrays Pagoda before reaching his own limit, so there would be nothing to worry about."

What kind of person was that kid? He was the ruthless one who dared to augment his eyes with Insight Spirit Runes!

In Bai Qian's many years of cultivation, he had never heard of a spirit runes master who dared to do such a thing. Previously, he thought the boy's daring and courage were a good thing.

But now it seemed, what a good thing; his heart had been fluctuating greatly these past few days, just fearing that Lu Ye would perish in the Hundred Arrays Pagoda.

He had already sent a message to Zhao Li on that side, telling him to keep an eye on Lu Ye's brand. If Lu Ye's brand disappeared, he was to report back immediately.

While Yooi Xiao and Bai Qian were filled with anxiety here, inside the Hundred Arrays Pagoda, Lu Ye was busily at work.

By challenging ten floors in succession, each time gaining immense benefits, Lu Ye's foundation in the Array Path was not perfect, but looking across the Nine Provinces, few could compare.

The Hundred Arrays Pagoda was like an excellent teacher, bestowing him comprehensive rewards after passing the trials. Having digested and absorbed these rewards, Lu Ye's prowess in the Array Path improved significantly. Thus, as he challenged each level, from easy to difficult, from simple to complex, Lu Ye's understanding of the Array Path reached a very transparent level.

No wonder the array cultivators of the Nine Provinces all loved to challenge the Hundred Arrays Pagoda; it was much more effective than holding a few books and studying the Array Path in a dry manner.

Each floor of the Hundred Arrays Pagoda was more difficult than the last, but as he continued to digest and absorb the benefits bestowed by the pagoda, elevating his Array Path prowess step by step, even as the levels grew higher, the frequency at which he passed the tests did not decrease much.

Take the tenth floor, for example, he cleared roughly forty trials within three Shichen, hence the substantial rewards.

Upon reaching the eleventh floor, the difficulty increased significantly.

Without the foundation laid in the previous ten floors, Lu Ye would have suffered a setback there. Even if he could pass the trial of this level, he wouldn't have gained much.
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But with the gains from before, it was different; with the correct array banners at his disposal, Lu Ye repeatedly performed the actions of array destruction and setup.

Moreover, after the eleventh level, there was an additional type of challenge: array repair.

The Hundred Arrays Pagoda would form an incomplete formation, leaving it to Lu Ye to repair, or it would create a formation that had errors, for him to find and fix, therefore making the formation operational.

The first time he encountered it, Lu Ye did delay for a while, but once he had a clear direction, it suddenly became clear.