LRAB Chapter 179 The Divine Stone and the Woman in Black Robes
Chapter 179 The Divine Stone and the Woman in Black Robes
Gu Lan felt truly exhausted.
Last night, he had to exert great effort to appease the stubborn Madam, using both sweet words and stern actions, in a manner that made her forgive him wholeheartedly.
And now, early in the morning, instead of lingering on the dragon bed with his beloved, he had to rush to the teleportation array in the Stone Forest.
"Didn't expect someone to activate the teleportation array so soon. You old fellows never give us a moment's peace," Gu Lan muttered under his breath, while the radiant Saint Sovereign in the bronze coffin within the System Space frowned—well, not exactly, since he was a spirit and had no face.
After being interrupted by Gu Lan, Saint Sovereign took a moment before replying, "You should go and check immediately.
The disturbance in the array was reported last night. It might be too late now."
"What if it's too late? No array is as important as Madam," Gu Lan scoffed.
Of course, his speed was impressive.
He left almost no trace in space, just a faint afterimage, and in the next moment, he was several miles away.
If anyone had seen, they might have doubted their eyes.
How could someone vanish with a mere "whoosh"?
The Stone Forest looked just as it always did, as Saint Sovereign had described.
There was no sign of anyone having been there as if no one had ever set foot in the area.
But Gu Lan knew better.
Although the array appeared unchanged, it had indeed been tampered with. Fortunately, he had left a trick up his sleeve.
He summoned his lingering soul and placed his finger upon it.
In an instant, he absorbed all the memories his soul had captured during its time there.
This method was even more effective than surveillance in his previous life.
It didn't require much time to watch, and the images were directly imprinted in his mind as if he had seen them with his own eyes.
Gu Lan's lips curled slightly.
It seemed that this technique would be even more useful in his past life, particularly for gathering intelligence in examination halls.
Soon, the images reached his mind.
From Saint Sovereign, he learned that it was likely an ancient creature from four thousand years ago.
So, he shared the images with Saint Sovereign, and they watched together.
"What's this?"
It was an unparalleled crystal from other realms.
Could it be that this woman wasn't from their realm either?
The woman embedded the Divine Stone into the array, causing the entire teleportation array to emit a faint white light.
The enhancement was palpable.
The improvements detected by Saint Sovereign, combined with the insertion of the Divine Stone, interconnected the array, emanating an aura not typical of a Saint Stage teleportation array.
However, it quickly subsided, leaving no trace.
Continuing to watch, the woman merely reinforced the array, lingered for a moment, then left abruptly.
Gu Lan and Saint Sovereign were puzzled.
Why enhance the array only to leave it unused?
Soon, the woman disappeared from the soul images, heading towards the capital.
Gu Lan frowned. "This woman is mysterious, and heading towards Madam's territory... It's best to identify her first."
"Moreover, being an ancient woman like her, I can't help but feel she's related to the Six Realms."
Despite Madam being at the peak of Immortal Realm, inching infinitely close to Saint Stage cultivation, this woman was still a four-thousand-year-old enigma. Gu Lan couldn't help but worry.
Suddenly, Gu Lan's eyes lit up. He left his lingering soul to continue monitoring and any news would be sent to him immediately.
He approached the place where the woman had embedded the Divine Stone, carefully inspecting it.
"Saint Sovereign, don't just stand there. Find out where she threw the Divine Stone."
Saint Sovereign was speechless, finally realizing Gu Lan's intentions.
"Don't bother. Once the Divine Stone is integrated into the array, it becomes one with it. We can't retrieve it."
Hearing this, Gu Lan reluctantly stopped.
He hadn't expected to give up the tender moments with Madam in the morning only to come here without any gains.
It was truly disappointing. He had even hoped to study the Divine Stone...
However, thieves don't leave empty-handed. He wouldn't have made this trip for nothing.
"Let's dismantle some key parts of the array so it can't function!"
Saint Sovereign's lips twitched slightly, failing to grasp Gu Lan's thought process.
"Now that the array has been repaired and enhanced, we don't know where it might teleport. Although the woman didn't use it before, the continuous enhancements don't guarantee she won't in the future. By disabling parts of the array, even if she returns, she won't be able to use it... A controlled array is far more useful!"
Saint Sovereign found his logic reasonable and guided Gu Lan to dismantle several crucial components.