Dragon-Coiling Heavenly Gang Array

Sean Shaw never returned to the Palace Guard Barracks.

The next day, Adrian Drake finally explained the whole situation to Lucia Lu and the others: "...There's solid evidence and witnesses. He's in serious trouble."

"Why is he so stupid! He actually took the blame himself!" Ryan Lu exclaimed.

"That's not stupidity," Lucia Lu frowned.

"If it's not stupidity, then what is it?"

"...The Celestial Empress wants to send Skye to the Divine Prison for torture. If he doesn't confess, he might die in there; if he breaks and confesses... that's even worse!" Lucia said. "So, to save Skye, Sean had no choice but to do this."

"But now, both he and Skye are locked up. What do we do?" Ryan Lu said anxiously.

"Well, they've still got us, right?" Adrian said. "We need to come up with a plan!"

"What kind of plan?" Ryan Lu looked completely lost.

Lucia thought for a moment and said, "Can you guys help me request three days' leave from His Majesty the Celestial Emperor? I need to make a trip to the Spirit Alliance."

Ryan Lu asked, "Why are you going to the Spirit Alliance?"

Lucia bit her lip and said, "To the forbidden zone."

"What! You're going to break into the forbidden zone?" Luna Lian grabbed her arm. "No way! Trespassing there is a serious crime!"

"I won't get caught," Lucia said confidently.

"No, seriously, why do you even want to go there?" Ryan Lu looked totally baffled.

"The Divine Crimson Pill only needs one last ingredient: Golden Immortal Swallow Nest. I saw a Golden Immortal Swallow fly into the forbidden zone once, so I want to check it out."

Adrian's eyes lit up. "So, you want to make a Divine Crimson Pill?"

Lucia nodded. "No matter how much evidence they've stacked up, with the Divine Crimson Pill, truth and lies will be clear as day!"

"But how will you even get into the forbidden zone? It's guarded like crazy!" Ryan Lu frowned.

"I can do it," Lucia said. "Just help me get leave from His Majesty, okay?"

With that, she turned and left.

At the entrance to the Spirit Alliance, there's the Demon Sealing Well.

It's a passageway connecting the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm.

The Demon Sealing Well is surrounded by grand arrays and guarded soldiers.

But it's not really the forbidden zone.

The real forbidden zone is beside the Demon Sealing Well, beneath Heavenly Pool Mountain, in a frozen, snow-covered valley.

That's where they keep the so-called 'Great Fiend.'

Back before Lucia was born, she nearly wiped out the entire Lumina Realm.

All the gods say she's a terrifying being who could destroy all three realms.

Nobody dares go near that place.

The forbidden zone is sealed by a barrier, with guards stationed outside.

Lucia cloaked herself and slipped past the guards.

The invisibility technique she learned from the demon beasts was formidable.

The guards didn't notice her at all.

She reached a hidden spot behind the barrier and tried using a barrier-breaking talisman...

Well, Futi's barrier-breaking talisman can only break the simplest barriers.

This barrier is actually a grand array.

It's called the Dragon-Coiling Heavenly Gang Array.

Only those with an array token can enter.

Nothing else works.

After several tries, she decided to go back and find her father.

Since the Spirit Alliance is nearby, just in case something goes wrong, it's easier to get help quickly. Her father is the one who keeps the array token for this formation.

Lucia found Lord Qingzhu and explained everything: "Father, I swear! I just want to check if there's a Golden Immortal Swallow Nest inside. I won't even glance at anything else!"

Lord Qingzhu lowered his eyes, lost in thought.

"Dad?" Lucia shook his arm. "If you're worried, you can go check for me instead."

To her surprise, Lord Qingzhu summoned the array token and handed it to her. "Go ahead. Just make sure no one sees you."

"Dad!" Lucia's eyes widened. "You're the best!"

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