Her master said, "Lynn, he has his own matters to attend to. If there's nothing else, you just keep busy with your own work."
Then the old woman resumed her closed-door cultivation, leaving Lynn puzzled. "Just like that? What if something happens to him? Master really is something else."
At that moment, Evan Yang had already arrived at Heaven Leaf and the others. Seeing Evan return, Heaven Leaf asked, "So, have you decided?"
"Yes, all right. Take me to your master," Evan Yang said.
Heaven Leaf nodded. "Alright, let's set up the array."
The Eight Heavenly Array Masters began setting up the Dodging-Void Array. Evan Yang watched from the side, carefully observing the eight wooden blocks. The formation was completed quickly, and Heaven Leaf said, "Come in."
Evan Yang stepped into the formation. Once the eight activated it, everyone and the array vanished from the spot.
When they reappeared, Evan Yang found himself at a sect that occupied several mountain ranges, each surrounded by powerful protective arrays—truly a world of formations.
"Please follow me," Heaven Leaf said to Evan Yang. As Evan stepped out, his cultivation was revealed—only Immortal Sovereign. Some people secretly muttered, "An Immortal Sovereign dares to act so arrogant? Just wait, I'll teach him a lesson."
Evan Yang was led to a room. Heaven Leaf said, "Our master is busy handling some matters with other seniors. When he returns, he'll come find you."
"Alright, got it," Evan Yang replied.
"There are many arrays in the Ghost Formation Sect. Don't wander around. If you accidentally enter a senior's array, we won't be able to help you," Heaven Leaf said to Evan Yang.
Evan Yang nodded and smiled. "Don't worry, I know."
"Alright, I'm off then," Heaven Leaf said, leaving Evan Yang alone in the room.
After Heaven Leaf walked a short distance outside, he was called over by the other seven.
"Senior Heaven, how should we teach that kid a lesson?" one of them joked.
"But Master's orders are to treat him well," Heaven Leaf sighed.
"What skills does he really have? Just Heaven's Eye Sight and breaking arrays with arrays. He doesn't have any real abilities—just an Immortal Sovereign," one of them snorted.
Heaven Leaf shook his head. "No way. If anything happens, I can't take responsibility."
"Senior, we know what we're doing. Don't worry," one of them laughed. The seven quickly slipped away, leaving Heaven Leaf muttering, "Forget it, forget it. He's so arrogant—teaching him a lesson isn't a bad thing. Let him realize he's just a small fry in the world of arrays."
Evan Yang was originally sitting in the room, planning to wait quietly. But just as he sat down, the seven showed up, all smiling at him. One said, "Brother, we've got lots of fun places here. Want to check them out?"
"I'm not interested. You guys go ahead," Evan Yang replied with a smile.
Seeing Evan Yang not falling for it, one said, "The places we're taking you are some of the best spots in the Ghost Formation Sect. Many seniors and top experts like to comprehend arrays there, sometimes discovering the secrets of formations and even creating new ones. Maybe you can too."
Hearing this, Evan Yang was indeed tempted, so he smiled, "Oh? Such good places? Then I have to take a look."
Evan Yang got up, and the seven were delighted, leading the way. Evan, however, knew they were up to something—no one would be so kind without a reason.
Evan Yang didn't call them out, but followed along, pretending to know nothing. However, he had Heaven's Eye Sight activated, so all the surrounding formations were clear in his mind.
The seven brought Evan Yang to a stretch of flat ground. One of them smiled, "See, this is our sect's famous flatland array. Nothing around, but plenty hidden underneath. Take your time to comprehend it—we'll leave you to it."
Then the seven left. Evan Yang curiously looked around; it really was just flat ground, nothing visible. But soon, after they left, formations began to activate all around.
Seeing this, Evan Yang laughed, "These guys want to give me a show of force, huh?"
The array was an offensive formation, endlessly attacking Evan Yang. Its power could be adjusted, and the seven secretly tweaked it, afraid of killing Evan outright, so they started with the lowest attack level.
Evan Yang couldn't find the array core—nothing at all, as if the attacks appeared out of thin air. All he could do was dodge. When they saw how quickly he evaded, one muttered, "Looks like the lowest setting isn't enough. Let's bump it up a notch."
"Yeah, I agree," another said. The seven adjusted the array, and its power surged. Evan Yang was fascinated—how could this array both adjust its strength and hide its core so well?
Even so, Evan Yang made it through the second round. The seven frowned, and when they raised it again, it was at a level meant for Heavenly Dao experts. One hesitated, "Should we keep going?"
"I think we can keep going," one said. Another nodded, "Yeah, I agree."
After some discussion, the seven adjusted the array again. Now the attacks were calibrated for Heavenly Dao experts, but Evan Yang still dodged them. The seven could hardly believe how capable he was.
"The next step is the strongest tier—enough to destroy even Heavenly Dao experts. Maybe we should stop," one said, worried that any further might be fatal.
But another frowned, "Didn't you see he's totally fine? This guy is a freak. No, we have to make him suffer a bit. Don't forget how we came back that day."
"But it's different now. If something happens, Master will blame us," one said, worried.
"It'll be fine. We'll stop the array in time. Just let him get a few superficial wounds," said the one pushing to continue. The others nodded, "Alright, let's keep going."
Evan Yang now faced an even more powerful array. The pressure was immense, and he muttered to himself, "This array is too strange—it's hard to analyze. I'll have to destroy it."
As Evan maneuvered on the field, several clones appeared. Seeing a dozen clones, one of the controllers grumbled, "Which one is him?"
"This guy has tricks I didn't know about," another muttered.
The others frowned, unsure which to attack, so they targeted all at once. Wherever each clone went, Evan made small moves. Once everything was ready, Evan shouted, "Activate!"
With a thunderous boom, all the formations Evan set up detonated in a chain explosion, disabling the flatland array and causing a huge commotion—ground shaking, mountains trembling.
With a thunderous boom, all the formations Evan set up detonated in a chain explosion, disabling the flatland array and causing a huge commotion—ground shaking, mountains trembling.
The seven controlling the array were shocked, and the array's failure left them terrified. They quickly fled.
Heaven Leaf heard the noise and shouted in alarm, rushing to the scene. A crowd had gathered, and when they saw the array disappear, everyone was stunned. Heaven Leaf saw Evan Yang unharmed and, as the array failed, thought, "This guy really has skill."
Heaven Leaf was relieved Evan Yang was unharmed; otherwise, they'd be in trouble. "Brother, are you alright?" he hurriedly asked Evan.
"I'm fine, just sorry for breaking your array," Evan Yang said with a smile.
"No worries, no worries. As long as you're alright. Just don't wander around anymore—I warned you before," Heaven Leaf said with a smile. The onlookers exchanged glances, surprised at how respectfully Heaven Leaf treated Evan Yang.
The seven troublemakers exchanged looks, faces dark. "Now we're in trouble. If Master finds out we broke this array, he'll definitely punish us," one said.
"If no one says anything, Master won't know," one said hopefully.
"How could he not know? Senior Heaven Leaf definitely knows, and that kid will probably tell too," another disagreed.
Hearing this, the group decided to cover up the incident. To do so, they'd have to restore the array site so it looked unchanged—which would be difficult.
Still, after Evan Yang and the others left, the seven went back to fix the array. Heaven Leaf took Evan Yang back to the room, then left. Evan didn't stay long; he went out again, having spotted an interesting array on the way back and wanting to check it out.
"Senior Heaven, only you know—don't tell anyone else," one hurried forward to say.
"You're my junior brothers—how could I not help you? Hurry up and fix it. Let's hope Master doesn't notice anything wrong here," Heaven Leaf sighed.
The seven continued repairing, while Heaven Leaf asked curiously, "What level did you adjust it to?"
One replied incredulously, "Senior, do you know? That kid could move freely even at the highest tier."
"Impossible! The highest tier—even Heavenly Dao Five Hundred Will experts wouldn't dare stay there. How could he?" Heaven Leaf couldn't believe it.
"It's true, we're not lying," one confirmed.
"He's a real oddball. Looks like that kid has a lot I don't know about. Don't mess with him in the future, or you'll be the ones suffering," Heaven Leaf warned them.
After this, they dared not confront Evan Yang directly; if anything, they'd let others try.
Evan Yang hadn't expected this incident to serve as a warning, making them wary of him. At that moment, Evan arrived at a riverside arch bridge.