"Do you know that I am already a high-level artificer, yet I am forced to remain on the second floor?" Shui Yao said.
Li Shuang shook her head honestly.
Shui Yao smiled, "That's because of this Ascension Array on the second floor."
"Because this place is directly connected to the threads of the Thousand Threads Net, sometimes unexpected situations occur. For example..."
As if to corroborate Shui Yao's words.
Suddenly, two disciples in the array let out beast-like growls. They turned and were about to rush out of the array.
Shui Yao calmly glanced at the two, then her hand moved up and down in the air, and their expressions quickly calmed down again.
"Thank you, Senior Sister Shui Yao," the two said gratefully to Shui Yao, then conscientiously resumed their positions as array cores.
Shui Yao smiled and said, "You see. Because the Thousand Threads Net carries too much divinity, some disciples cannot bear it and may fall into a state of madness. And I, conveniently, have a secret method that allows me to control the entire array with my own power. My cultivation method can also soothe them in time, allowing them to quiet down and thus maintain the normal operation of the Ascension Array."
"If I weren't here, those two disciples just now would have to be killed. Although our Langya Sect doesn't lack people, if it happens too frequently, it will always affect the operation of the array, won't it?"
Shui Yao spoke casually.
Li Shuang fell silent.
The Thousand Threads Net carries too much divinity?
Where does this thing get its divinity?
This is clearly an evil artifact!
Soothing these disciples isn't to reduce the death rate, but because she's worried about affecting the array's operation.
What has the Langya Sect come to, from top to bottom?
"So, what do you need me to do?" Li Shuang proactively asked.
She needed to gather more information before the cycle ended.
Shui Yao smiled, "Originally, your task was to temper the threads of the Thousand Threads Net, just like those artificers. However, I could tell at a glance that your soul power is far beyond ordinary people, and... you seem to be completely unaffected by the Thousand Threads Net."
Li Shuang's heart stirred.
This Shui Yao's intelligence was clearly superior to those below her.
From what she said.
She actually had some autonomy in assigning tasks.
But that Senior Brother Lin did not have this authority.
"Senior Sister means?" Li Shuang hid her thoughts and asked in a low voice.
Shui Yao calmly said, "I just think you have the potential to cultivate my secret method. If only you had arrived at Langya Sect sooner, perhaps you could have taken my place in soothing these people, and I could have gone to the third floor much earlier. However, it's fine now. My cultivation method has many marvelous uses, and since we are fated, I will impart it to you."
As Shui Yao spoke, without allowing Li Shuang to refuse, she directly tapped Li Shuang's forehead.
The next moment.
A secret soul method appeared in Li Shuang's mind.
Shui Yao smiled and said, "This is the Heaven-tier secret method, the Yellow Springs Spell. Cultivate it well; it will be of great use even when you ascend to the Immortal Realm."
"Alright, there's nothing for you to do here. Just go to the side and cultivate the technique."
Shui Yao appeared to be very kind.
The only thing she asked Li Shuang to do was to cultivate the secret method.
Li Shuang accepted without showing any emotion, then found a secluded spot and began to study the Yellow Springs Spell.
Just by looking at the secret method, Li Shuang couldn't see anything wrong with it.
However.
How could she easily cultivate something given by Shui Yao?
Li Shuang directly spent value points to have the Heaven and Earth Furnace examine it.
"Heaven-tier Secret Method: Yellow Springs Spell."
Li Shuang was slightly surprised.
It was really a Heaven-tier secret method?
However.
Information continued to appear.
Then came three words.
(Sub-cultivation method)
Li Shuang's pupils constricted sharply.
"According to the furnace's deduction, the Yellow Springs Spell should consist of two parts: a main cultivation method and a sub-cultivation method. The one who cultivates the main cultivation method holds the dominant position. The one who cultivates the sub-cultivation method, no matter what level of soul cultivation they achieve, can be completely absorbed by the main cultivation method practitioner at any time!"
A trace of coldness flashed in Li Shuang's eyes.
This Senior Sister Shui Yao must be cultivating the main cultivation method!
If Li Shuang cultivated the sub-cultivation method, no matter what level she reached, Shui Yao could come and claim the fruits of her labor at any time.
By then.
Li Shuang's soul would become her nourishment, helping her quickly become stronger.
What a deep scheme!
Naturally, this sub-cultivation method couldn't be cultivated immediately.
But Li Shuang had something else in mind.
This Senior Sister Shui Yao was responsible for the overall operation of the Ascension Array on the second floor.
This was a crucial position. What if...
This position was taken by her?
Then.
On the day of ascension, could she control the array and make some changes?
Shui Yao was scheming against her, but she might not be unable to scheme back.
Li Shuang made up her mind. She directly spent twenty thousand value points to have the Heaven and Earth Furnace reverse-engineer the main cultivation method based on the sub-cultivation method.
She would also cultivate the main cultivation method.
Then.
It wouldn't be so easy for Shui Yao to devour her soul.
On the contrary.
If her soul was strong enough, she could even counter-invade Shui Yao's soul.
A Fusion stage cultivating against a Tribulation stage, this seemed like a huge risk.
But Li Shuang was not an ordinary Fusion stage practitioner.
And Shui Yao was not a complete Tribulation stage practitioner.
She wasn't without a chance of winning this gamble.
Li Shuang's certainty was originally only seventy percent.
However.
After the furnace completed the deduction of the main cultivation method, and Li Shuang read the specific content, her certainty suddenly rose to eighty percent.
Shui Yao could have schemed against anyone else, but she chose to scheme against Li Shuang.
The Yellow Springs Spell drew power from a small spring in the River of Reincarnation.
While her Reincarnation Spell could connect to the entire River of Hades!
If, when Shui Yao activated the power of the Yellow Springs Spell, Li Shuang directly covered it with the power of the River of Hades...
Li Shuang closed her eyes and quickly began to cultivate.
In this cycle.
She wouldn't have enough time to master this method.
This cultivation method was profound.
She might not even succeed in the next cycle, or the one after that.
She might have to remain on this second floor for a while.
As Li Shuang cultivated.
The time for ascension arrived again.
Outside Langya Palace, chaotic sounds echoed again as Lin An and the others fought their way in once more.
Shui Yao sneered, "Truly overestimating yourselves!"
She snorted coldly, and with a flick of her hand, all the threads of the Thousand Threads Net rushed towards Lin An and the others.
"You don't need to worry about us. Your task is to find the weak points of the second-floor Ascension Array. When the time is right, in a certain cycle, cooperate with us to destroy the array."
Lin An's voice echoed in Li Shuang's mind.
He worried that Li Shuang might be too impulsive, so he looked over as he spoke.
The next moment.
He was speechless.
Li Shuang was standing far away in a corner, intently observing Shui Yao's methods of controlling the array and threads, without the slightest intention of helping them.
Lin An: "..."
This was the second time!
He had overthought it again!
Under Shui Yao's control, layers of the Thousand Threads Net intertwined into a huge cocoon, binding Lin An and the others.
To break through this cocoon.
Two people in Lin An's faction forcibly self-destructed!
Only then were the others able to escape.
Lin An and the others, filled with grief and indignation, rushed towards the third floor.
Shui Yao's face was pale, but she still sneered, "If they insist on seeking death, then there's nothing I can do!"
Li Shuang was silent for a moment, then sat down again, seizing every moment to cultivate.
Shui Yao looked at her state and nodded in satisfaction.
She licked her lips.
What a diligent disciple.
Diligence is good, very good!
Soon...
She would have delicious souls to enjoy again.