NOVPUBIf Elder Gao has also fallen into the trap, then Wendaos Sect will likely become the biggest joke amongst all the Immortal Gates this year.
Tian Lin suddenly turned his head, looking towards the lines of escaping light not far away.
Zhou Jin and the others also followed his gaze, and soon saw Senior Brother Changxue arriving with a few Class C disciples.
As soon as Senior Brother Changxue landed, he asked Tian Lin and the others, "Have we met in our dreams?"
Tian Lin nodded, and Senior Brother Changxue added, "This Yu Family Village is no benign place, it's better for us to leave as soon as possible."
Zhou Jin then said, "Yu Family Village has already been surrounded by a large Array laid by Elder Gao; with our Array Formation cultivation, we can't break the grand Arrays laid by Elders Gao and Fang. I wonder if Senior Brother Changxue and the others have any solutions?"
Senior Brother Changxue then turned his head towards a female disciple nearby: "Junior Sister Xu?"
The Xu-named female disciple took out various Array Compasses from her Storage Bag, which were evidently much larger than any Array Compass Tian Lin had seen before.
"Is this the Xu Family's breaking array compass? It is said that when cultivated to the extreme, it can break all grand arrays in the world."
Zhou Jin seemed surprised but was actually explaining to Tian Lin.
The female disciple with the surname Xu smiled modestly, saying, "You flatter me, Junior Brother Zhou. My breaking array compass has collected very few arrays; it's still far from being able to break all grand arrays."
After she spoke, she took the lead and walked towards the village entrance.
Tian Lin didn't know what a real breaking array compass looked like, but as soon as the compass in the hands of the female named Xu approached the archway at the entrance, it started rotating through three layers in an instant.
In no time, characters with Array Patterns of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning appeared on the compass.
Under the influence of the compass, a great curtain appeared in the sky, and like a bowl, it hovered upside down over the top of Yu Family Village, taking the archway as the boundary.
"Elder Gao's hidden Array has been discovered; are we still far from breaking the Array?"
Zhou Jin had not been pleased for long when the compass in the hands of the female named Xu crackled and shattered directly.
With blood seeping from her lips and a pale face, she shook her head:
"If it were just the Array laid by Elder Gao, I might have had a chance to decipher it. But within this grand array, there are clearly Buddhist Prohibitions—areas I have never encountered, which are also not included in my breaking array compass."
Clearly, because of the Buddhist Prohibitions, Junior Sister Xu not only failed to break the array, but her breaking array compass also crashed due to insufficient operation.
Senior Brother Changxue, looking embarrassed, said to Junior Sister Xu, "Breaking the Array isn't just your responsibility alone, so I will help share the loss of your compass when we get out."
Zhou Mengjiao then stepped forward and said, 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
"Naturally, we will repair Junior Sister Xu's compass once we get out. The immediate priority should be to find Elder Gao."
She paused, then asked the others present, "Has anyone seen Elder Gao?"
Everyone shook their heads, and Zhou Mengjiao, annoyed, said, "If we can get out of Yu Family Village, I will report Elder Gao to the sect no matter what."
The others were less concerned, feeling that although the situation seemed dangerous, it had not worsened to such an extent.
Moreover, the sending of deities had been approved by the sect, and bringing them to Yu Family Village for training was also intended to cultivate their skills.
"The only place in the entire Yu Family Village we haven't visited is the Goddess Temple to the south. I suspect that both Elder Gao and Elder Fang are there right now."
"Could it really be that we have to go to the Goddess Temple to find Elder Gao and Elder Fang?
If Elder Fang and Elder Gao are there, then it's fine; but if they aren't there, I fear that approaching the Goddess Temple by myself might bring about some misfortune."
Zhang Rou subconsciously touched her stomach and exchanged a glance with Zhou Mengjiao.
However, Senior Brother Changxue said, "Lady Qianshi is the divinity worshipped by the villagers of Yu Family Village. She harbors resentment towards Yu Family Village, but has no ill will towards us. I believe the Goddess Temple should not pose much danger."
Zhou Mengjiao really wanted Tian Lin to check the stomachs of other female disciples, but she refrained from speaking at this moment.
If all the girls had fallen into the trap, it would be one thing, but if it were just she and Zhang Rou, wouldn't they become the laughing stock of the other female disciples?
"The matter of Lady Qianshi back then, actually always involved a key figure throughout. This figure has been elusive and never appeared before."
Tian Lin said, "In Lady Qianshi's dreams, everyone appeared. But this person, from when Lady Qianshi was captured to when she was enshrined in the temple, never showed up at all."
"Are you speaking of Lady Qianshi's brother, that person called Zhang Sheng?"
Zhou Jin frowned and said, "Indeed, the issues in Yu Family Village might not begin with Zhang Sheng, but the tragic death of Lady Qianshi was greatly connected to Zhang Sheng.
His sister died for him; there's no reason he wouldn't show himself from beginning to end."
These words, "Zhang Sheng," seemed to touch some taboo.
In the village, from the direction of the Goddess Temple, suddenly there were heartbreaking shouts from men and women: "Zhang Sheng, Zhang Sheng—"
Senior Brother Changxue and the others' expressions changed, and they quickly drew their swords facing the Goddess Temple.
It was evident that the Undead that had disappeared earlier had all rushed over from that direction.
These Undead, all clamoring "Zhang Sheng, Zhang Sheng",
Their voices carried both pain and a deep, unresolved resentment.
"Let's form the Array, brothers and sisters!"
Senior Brother Changxue finished speaking, and five engraving array stones appeared in his hands.
At that moment, those holding the Soul Bright Banner, the Array Flags, and burying the engraving array stones were all busily engaged in their tasks.
However, there were too many Undead coming, and the Array could not be completely set up in such a rush.
Senior Brother Changxue took the lead, handed the engraving array stones to Junior Sister Xu, and said, "Junior Sister, set up the array, I'll hold off the Undead."
How could he alone hold off the Undead?
Tian Lin knew this was not the time to be concerned about personal gains and losses, so he did not speak more, just followed behind Senior Brother Changxue, and when Senior Brother Changxue used his Divine Skills, Tian Lin also activated the Buddha and Demon Freedom Skill.
Even the C-class disciple who may fear death could not be completely scared out of their wits by the Undead.
Seven or eight mid-stage Foundation Establishment and the early-stage Foundation Establishment Tian Lin, all out attacking, filled the sky with Dharma Bodies; it seemed like the ancient God Demons had resurrected, engaged in a chaotic battle.
In an instant, the entire Yu Family Village was flattened under their Divine Skills, even the ground sank a bit.
"These Undead are controlled by Lady Qianshi, we can't handle them."
Senior Brother Changxue stood at the forefront, already wounded by two Undead, seemed to be barely holding on.
If even he was in such a state, what about the others?
To everyone's surprise, among them, the one with the weakest cultivation, Tian Lin, who had only recently joined Class C, though severely injured, seemed to be the least affected.
Zhou Mengjiao, who had always looked down on Tian Lin, finally understood why her brother held him in some esteem, she said within the Array:
"Junior Brother Tian has the lowest cultivation, you should return to the Array and rest for a while."
No one objected to these words, since Tian Lin's cultivation was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and his performance had already proven that he was not a coward.
"Give me half a moment more, my array will be ready soon."
Junior Sister Xu also joined in from the other side, her words acted like a shot of adrenaline, uplifting the spirits of those outside the Array.
After a long half moment, Junior Sister Xu said, "Alright, senior brothers can come back now. As long as we have enough Spirit Stones, and as long as there are no Walking Corpses, there should be no major problems."
Hearing Junior Sister Xu's words, Senior Brother Changxue led the people back into the Array.
The male students who returned to the Array began to sit cross-legged, expelling the Corpse Poison within them.
Tian Lin sat cross-legged in the array as well, but rather than expelling the Corpse Poison, he was refining the Corpse Qi that had entered his body.
Tian Lin was not one to easily entrust his life to others; he rested only briefly before opening his eyes and watching the grand Array set up by 'Junior Sister Xu' and others.
It was undeniable, these Outer Disciples, coming from profound family backgrounds, set up an Array that indeed was stronger than Tian Lin's.
If they were to compete based on Array Formation, unless Tian Lin used the Cold Fragrance Leaf, he certainly could not surpass these seniors in the upcoming end-of-the-month assessment.
At least, the eighty-one Absolute Kill Arrays before him, he couldn't manage to connect these Arrays together.
The eighty-one Absolute Kill Arrays, divided into eight directions, blocked Undead coming from eight directions.
"Our experience today, probably only a few among the Class B disciples have ever gone through it."
Zhou Jin, who had recovered some spirit at some unknown time, stood up from meditating and said, "I think, for the end-of-the-month assessment, it would not be excessive to promote our entire class to Class B."
The others were moved by this, although they did not really believe that Zhou Jin's words would come true.
But given their performance today, even if Class B disciples were here, they couldn't be much stronger.
Just then, Zhang Rou suddenly looked at Tian Lin and said, "Junior Brother Tian, can you check if the other sisters have been possessed by the ghost baby?"
Her words left the male students somewhat baffled, and several of the female students' faces changed.
One female Disciple asked Zhang Rou, "Senior Sister Zhang, what do you mean by that?"
Tian Lin looked at Zhang Rou's slightly protruding abdomen, and understood somewhat.
It seemed she and Zhou Mengjiao were unable to suppress the ghost fetuses in their bellies, and decided to bring it into the open.
"Ghost baby, that unknown divine spirit?"
Senior Brother Changxue seemed to think of something, turned his head towards the junior sisters.
Most of those junior sisters turned pale, subconsciously touching their bellies.
Senior Brother Changxue looked at Tian Lin and said, "Junior Brother Tian, do you have the ability to see through the ghost baby? Then check these junior sisters—such matters are no joking matter and cannot be delayed."
Tian Lin then stood up: "The ghost baby leaves traces of crawling when it enters the body; if the senior sisters do not conceal their illnesses, please let me check your bellies."
No one present thought Tian Lin was making an indecent proposal, although these senior sisters were from nobility, the male students present were also sons of nobility.
Appearance was regarded as far less important than cultivation to those present.
The male disciples all turned their backs as Tian Lin glanced at the bellies revealed by the female students.
On those white bellies, there were blood handprints, only these handprints were invisible to others.
"I see that all the senior sisters have been cursed by the Evil God. However, if there is a way to lift the curse, I believe you will not end up like the women of Yu Family Village."
With these words, the fact that all the female students present were carrying ghost fetuses was confirmed.
