Chapter 817: Uninvited Guest

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For some time, Qin Sang had been racking his brain, trying to lure Luo Daotong off the island.

However, this area was the heartland of the sea, controlled by both orthodox and demonic factions. Qin Sang couldn't act recklessly; making too much noise might attract experts from other islands.

He had considered many plans for this but ultimately abandoned them.

If he could use the Heavenly Eye Butterfly to find a flaw in the island's protective spiritual array, he wouldn't have to wait any longer.

Qin Sang flew his sword out of Nandou Island, heading directly towards Liangqiu Island. About halfway, he suppressed his escape light, activated the Spirit Concealing Art, and concealed his aura.

Soon, Liangqiu Island appeared in his vision.

The island was not large, but it was imbued with spiritual essence, concealing a top-tier spiritual vein.

Precisely because of this, Luo Daotong had incorporated almost the entire island into his protective spiritual array. From the outside, one could only vaguely see a mountain silhouette on the island.

It was still dark, the deepest part of the night just before dawn.

The spiritual array on the island shimmered with extraordinary light, glistening brightly, as if echoing the stars in the sky.

Qin Sang watched from a distance for a while, then continued to approach stealthily. However, he didn't dare to be so audacious as to land directly on the island and stopped on the sea surface near it.

He held his breath, rising and falling with the waves, floating motionless on the water. Then, he released the Heavenly Eye Butterfly.

The Heavenly Eye Butterfly landed on his shoulder, its wings spread, its Heavenly Eyes directed towards Liangqiu Island.

Connected to it by divine sense, Qin Sang's 'vision' slowly changed.

His gaze penetrated layers of strange light, finally seeing the outline of the mountain peak.

A solitary peak stood, exceptionally steep.

A white line descended the mountain, which appeared to be a waterfall.

Due to the distance, it wasn't very clear, and he hadn't yet found Luo Daotong's cave dwelling. Qin Sang was not in a hurry. He retracted his gaze and focused on the strange lights.

The strange lights were manifestations of the protective spiritual array, which not only served as a blinding spell but also possessed considerable power.

Within each strange light, countless runes were hidden.

An hour later, as dawn approached, Qin Sang rubbed his forehead, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"It's an unprecedented spiritual array, incredibly powerful. I seem to have spotted a few weaknesses, which still need verification. However, to assassinate Luo Daotong, merely finding flaws and breaking through the array isn't enough. The speed must be swift enough to give Luo Daotong no time to react—a quick battle. This difficulty is too great. To completely decipher this protective spiritual array would not be something achievable overnight."

Qin Sang memorized the runes he saw, intending to go back and slowly dismantle them. He then quietly withdrew.

Upon returning to his cave dwelling, Qin Sang entered seclusion to study the runes.

Luo Daotong was indeed not simple; his protective spiritual array was very complex. Qin Sang admitted he couldn't have set it up himself, indicating there must have been a master guiding him.

Furthermore, Qin Sang discovered that there wasn't just one protective spiritual array on the island, but several, interlinked and impenetrable.

Fortunately, he had the Heavenly Eye Butterfly; otherwise, it would have been impossible to comprehend the connections between these arrays, and he would have fallen into a trap upon entering the island.

"It's too complicated," Qin Sang sighed. He could only patiently decipher the functions of the runes and search for patterns. Every few days, he would visit the island again to observe the array and verify his previous understanding.

If he could make physical contact with the array and experience it directly, progress would be much faster. However, because he dared not land on the island, he couldn't see the full scope of the array, so progress was slow, and his requirements were also high.

It took him nearly a month to grasp some of the patterns.

Unexpectedly, just as he was rejoicing, an unforeseen event occurred, completely without warning.

That evening, Qin Sang, fatigued from days of continuous spiritual array study, temporarily stopped and was refining his body outside when a soaring pillar of light suddenly appeared on the sea.

Qin Sang was startled by the anomaly, opening his eyes to his surprise. The light pillar had appeared in the direction of Liangqiu Island.

He flickered rapidly, soaring to the mountaintop to gaze towards it.

At that moment, the light pillar vanished, appearing and disappearing quickly.

But immediately, unusual light reappeared in that direction.

In the dark night, it was clearly visible: countless strange lights burst forth instantly, almost illuminating half the sky, like a cluster of flames of various colors dancing wildly in the night sky.

These strange lights fluctuated, sometimes erupting, sometimes fading.

At the same time, waves surged from that direction.

Qin Sang was bewildered. He immediately, without hesitation, flew his sword out of the island, heading towards the source of the light.

Soon, he saw the origin of the strange light.

"That's Liangqiu Island! Someone is attacking the island! How could this be? Besides me, are there others also targeting Liangqiu Island at the same time? Why was there no warning at all? I've been socializing with nearby cultivators everywhere, and I found no trace of anything unusual!"

Qin Sang felt somewhat lost, completely unable to understand what was happening.

He was close to grasping the patterns of the island's spiritual array and would have been able to act soon, but he was unexpectedly intercepted by a mysterious individual.

This situation was something Qin Sang had not anticipated.

The identity of the mysterious person was unknown, and they acted without warning.

They dared to directly attack the island, shaking its spiritual array and causing such a huge commotion, without fear.

The strange light was the manifestation of the protective spiritual array; initially, it was like a soaring pillar of light, then it continued to illuminate half the sky, but its momentum became weaker and weaker. Clearly, the person attacking was either very strong or extremely proficient in the art of spiritual arrays.

Qin Sang frowned slightly, immediately realizing that regardless of their grievances, if the mysterious person could test Luo Daotong's strength, it might not be a bad thing.

However, he also didn't want to leave just yet; there might be an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

But he had to be mindful of the time.

The mysterious person likely didn't know that Luo Daotong had a Nascent Soul Patriarch backing him. The commotion caused by the island attack was too great and would inevitably alarm others; reinforcements would arrive soon.

Before that, if he could seize Luo Daotong amidst the chaos, he could pin the blame on this person. Even if there was no chance to act, he could use the opportunity to observe which island master was behind Luo Daotong.

Qin Sang's eyes lit up. He immediately concealed his aura and rushed over to observe the battle.

Along the way, Qin Sang kept an eye on the battlefield, noticing that although the strange light was weakening, it was incredibly tenacious and showed no signs of extinguishing quickly. This indicated that Luo Daotong had withstood his opponent's sneak attack.

Qin Sang couldn't help but inwardly scoff, 'Attacking the island without even being able to break the protective spiritual array? What a waste of opportunity! This must be a reckless brute!'

Before long, Liangqiu Island was in sight.

From afar, one could see the strange light erupting on Liangqiu Island, enveloping the entire island. Both sides were locked in fierce combat, with roars frequently echoing from within, and the aftershocks of collisions causing huge waves around the island, creating a scene of utter chaos.

With the naked eye alone, it was impossible to discern the current situation.

Qin Sang had not encountered Luo Daotong before, so he wasn't sure if the roars were his.

"It seems to be a fierce battle. This person will find it difficult to kill Luo Daotong; they're too reckless! If I had discovered this person earlier, I wouldn't have wasted so much time."

Qin Sang sighed inwardly, then moved a bit closer and released his Heavenly Eye Butterfly to secretly observe the battle.

The Heavenly Eye Butterfly's vision pierced through the strange light, but the scene it revealed was incredibly surprising.

There were actually three people standing on the island, but only one was actively trying to break the array!

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