Huyan Yazhi laughed nonchalantly.
“At least it’s much better than those random techniques outside. If you switched to those garbage demonic techniques, in order to both consume few resources and train quickly, they usually warp your personality into something very bizarre.”
“Yes, that’s why so many people reject rogue cultivators.”
Lin Huanhuan shook her head and chuckled.
“It can’t be helped. After all, it’s to match the concept of ‘The Great Dao has fifty, Heaven derives forty-nine, leaving one to escape.’ No matter how powerful a technique, it will never achieve true perfection. It will deliberately create flaws to prevent the technique from generating an unsolvable loophole out of thin air.”
Lin Huanhuan remembered reading in an ancient text that hundreds of thousands of years ago, a Golden Core cultivator once tried to use his own divine powers to evolve a flawless technique. That Golden Core cultivator deduced it countless times, and every result showed no problems.
But when he put it into practice and had his direct disciple cultivate it, every time they practiced, strange flaws would always appear, even though he hadn’t detected any beforehand.
Helpless, that Golden Core cultivator could only give up on the experiment, admitting that it really was unchangeable. Because of this, he was mocked by other experts for a long time. When Lin Huanhuan read that ancient text, she could even sense the compiler’s contempt for that Golden Core cultivator.
Lin Huanhuan also couldn’t help thinking about the techniques practiced by the Lin family. The flaw in the Lin family’s technique was that after cultivating it, one becomes extremely attached to emotions and personal ties—in short, very protective of their own.
As they chatted, they arrived at the Array Peak. Everywhere they looked, there were arrays. The decorations weren’t luxurious; they even looked somewhat plain. But when it came to arrays, the entire Array Peak had at least tens of thousands of arrays laid out, each different yet all from the same lineage.
Lin Huanhuan estimated that even if a Golden Core cultivator launched a surprise attack, with the Array Peak elders not lifting a hand, this many arrays could probably hold off a Golden Core expert for several breaths.
As for Foundation Establishment cultivators, without at least ten thousand people, they could never break through the Array Peak.
Probably because she had someone backing her now, Huyan Yazhi was no longer dejected. Instead, she held her head high, sweeping her gaze arrogantly over every Array Peak disciple—she looked down on anyone with weaker array cultivation than herself and only considered those stronger than her as equals.
A few Array Peak disciples who were in the middle of bullying others glanced at her with slight surprise, seeming puzzled: Didn’t Huyan Yazhi just slink away like a beaten dog? Why is she being so cocky again?
Huyan Yazhi looked around. Seeing no one paid her any attention, her expression grew even more arrogant. She laughed wildly in her heart:
‘Truly a bunch of trash. I’m this arrogant and no one dares to teach me a lesson.’
Just then, a female disciple walked out. The moment she saw Huyan Yazhi, she froze, then sneered and began to mock.
“Oh? Isn’t this the great waste of Array Peak? Didn’t I just win your array banner? How do you have the face to come back? Don’t tell me you’re planning to kneel and beg me to return it? Don’t be too delusional. I will never agree to that.”
“Not only will I not return your banner, in a few days I’m going to sell it. The spirit stones I get will all go toward buying tool-nourishing powder to maintain my own banner. As for yours, it’ll definitely be used carelessly by someone else, maybe even dismantled. Just thinking about it is so satisfying!”
“You! Damn bastard, I won’t allow you to do this.”
Huyan Yazhi gritted her teeth and growled.
“I’ll do it, so what? You gonna bite me?”
Ling Dongdong sneered disdainfully. She even slowly stuck out her butt and patted it lightly, extremely provocative.
Huyan Yazhi gritted her teeth. Suddenly she seemed to think of something and laughed. She said calmly, “You can enjoy your last moment of pride. It won’t last long. Later, even if you kneel and beg for mercy, I will never let you off.”
“Huh? What nonsense are you talking? Driven mad by losing your banner?”
Ling Dongdong frowned slightly and continued to mock coldly.
Huyan Yazhi just raised her head proudly. Under the puzzled gazes of Ling Dongdong and the others, she walked up to Lin Huanhuan with her chest puffed out, knelt on one knee, and raised one hand palm up.
“I have already pledged myself to Lady Lin Huanhuan. She will bet against you next. Not only will she win back my banner, but she will also take all your belongings. She won’t even leave you your undergarments. She will stomp you under her feet in humiliation!”
Even though she was bluffing by borrowing someone else’s power, Huyan Yazhi’s expression was especially arrogant, full of pride, as if she were the one with powerful array cultivation.
As soon as Ling Dongdong saw Lin Huanhuan’s face, she burst out laughing. “Isn’t this the fool who couldn’t even see through the illusion array at the foot of the mountain? You dare to come here? That’s just too funny.”
“Huyan Yazhi, I think you’ve really gone crazy. Did a donkey kick your brain? You actually found someone who knows nothing about arrays to stand up for you? Are you trying to make me die of laughter? Hahaha!!!”
When Ling Dongdong came out earlier, Lin Huanhuan had already recognized her as the person who dared to speak rudely to her at the foot of the mountain. She never expected that this person was also Huyan Yazhi’s archrival and had even taken her array banner.
‘What a coincidence meeting a fated enemy. Looks like I have to teach her a good lesson today, otherwise it won’t sit well with me.’
Seeing this, Huyan Yazhi was a little confused, and her heart began to feel uneasy. But now that she had brought someone in, backing out would be disastrous. She could only force herself to be brave and sneer coldly.
“What nonsense are you talking? Lin Huanhuan was just dazzled by all the arrays on Array Peak, so she paused for a moment… Anyway, beating you will be a piece of cake!”
“What, are you scared? Too afraid to bet?”
Ling Dongdong’s competitive spirit was instantly provoked. “What are you talking about? How could I be afraid? But I am a bit curious. You’ve already lost your banner to me. What equivalent thing can you take out to bet with me?”
“And this Lin Huanhuan, I don’t think she has the guts either, right? If you obediently roll away now, you can avoid humiliation later.”
Lin Huanhuan rolled her eyes. “How could I not dare? You should stop fantasizing, Huyan Yazhi. Hurry up and take out something of equal value. Don’t you want to win your banner back early?”