My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me

Chapter 359 - 219: Grand Array Traps Demons

After placing the limp, lifeless body into his Storage Bag, Yang Jing immediately used Cloud Escape to conceal himself and arrived at the Array Base of the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array.

Yang Jing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the main structure of the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array was still intact.

Just as he’d thought, the Celestial Demons’ knowledge of Arrays was insufficient to keep the Array superficially operational after having destroyed most of its functions.

The overall functions of the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array were preserved; it had merely been shut down.

With Yang Jing’s Array Dao Cultivation, setting up the entire Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array from scratch would naturally be beyond his ability. However, simply restarting the Array was child’s play.

He channeled his Magical Power into the Restrictions on the Array Disc, quickly reactivating the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array.

However, Yang Jing didn’t let the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array start up immediately. Instead, he deliberately slowed the rate at which the Array charged with Spiritual Qi, delaying its full activation for half a quarter-hour.

After finishing all this, he acted as if nothing had happened and returned to the banquet.

"It was just a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator. What took you so long? The Great King is already displeased."

A High Tier Celestial Demon saw Yang Jing appear and, assuming the Five Aggregates Demon had successfully taken over its host, immediately gave him a warning.

"This person had a troublesome Magical Artifact on him. It took a little extra effort," Yang Jing said.

Hearing Yang Jing’s explanation, the Celestial Demon nodded in understanding.

"Hurry and take your seat. That new fool has been getting suspicious since he hasn’t seen you."

Yang Jing sat down and saw Shi Jinrong, who was actually the Wanhua Child in disguise, sitting behind his table. As a Tier Three Magical Treasure wielding the Nine Illusion Mirage Demon Qi, its disguise was so perfect that not even a genuine Nine Illusion Mirage Demon could see through the ruse.

"Brother Guan, you’re finally here. Brother Wen suddenly said he was bringing that Yang Jing back, and I’ve been feeling really uneasy."

Just as Yang Jing sat down, the Wanhua Child abruptly stood up, a look of terror on its face.

The next moment, the two of them shot into the air, shaking off the High Tier Celestial Demons guarding them and rushing straight for the edge of the Array.

"Emergency! Celestial Demons are inside the Array! Wendu Yu Hou is dead! Wendu Yu Hou is dead!"

In the night, their shouts echoed through all the Magic Arrays, large and small, along the defensive line.

Along the entire defensive line, many soldiers of the Demon Suppression Army were still abiding by Yang Jing’s orders for the night-watch curfew. They reacted instantly upon hearing the shouts.

"We ignored Minister Yang’s orders and have now fallen victim to the Celestial Demons! Everyone, hold the Grand Array! Don’t follow in our footsteps!"

The Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon was in the middle of pinching a piece of freshly sliced liver, ready to enjoy it, when this sudden turn of events left it utterly stunned.

Just as the other Celestial Demons were about to act, a blast of Great Sun Demon Fire and a ray of Taiyin Moonlight struck the two men who were shouting warnings, blowing them to smithereens in mid-air.

Seeing this, the soldiers within the Arrays below were horrified.

Though the two Capital City Commanders had poor reputations, their combat strength was considered formidable among Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Shi Jinrong, in particular, was famous for his ferocious bravery.

They immediately pushed the Defensive Power of their Arrays to the maximum and stood on high alert.

"What is going on?!"

The Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon was beside itself with fury. Its long-planned scheme had been ruined in an instant.

"Charge out! Summon all the ambushing Celestial Demons and storm their Arrays! We must retrieve all of the Demon-Catching Tripods!"

Ever since the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion acquired the Demon-Catching Tripods, a type of Demonic Spiritual Artifact, they had held the absolute advantage over the Celestial Demons. If this batch of Tripods wasn’t captured or destroyed, the Celestial Demons could win a temporary victory, but the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion would still be able to regroup and make a comeback.

An impatient Celestial Demon immediately charged toward the edge of the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array.

But the Grand Array, which they could previously enter and exit freely, had suddenly changed. The moment the Celestial Demon touched it, the Grand Array reacted. A scorching light flared up, and blazing Yang Fire instantly engulfed the demon, which began to roll on the ground, howling in agony.

"Damn it! The Array has been activated!"

The Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon stared in shock at the Grand Array above.

It seemed that Celestial Demon had fully triggered the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array. Dazzling beams of Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Divine Light began to shine within the Grand Array.

"Get out of the way!"

The dazzling Divine Light shot straight down. Although the Celestial Demons inside the Array tried their best to dodge, the space within was simply too confined, leaving them little room to maneuver.

One Celestial Demon that failed to dodge in time was struck by the Divine Light, which hit half of its body.

"G-Great King!"

Before it could even cry for help, its entire body vaporized. The searing Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Divine Light had completely evaporated the Celestial Demon’s body.

The High Tier Celestial Demons watched this in horror, descending into chaos.

The Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon reacted the fastest, flying directly toward the Array Disc of the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array. ’It was that Cultivator! He restarted the Array!’

When the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon reached the Array Disc and tried to shut down the Grand Array, it crashed headlong into a Defensive Spirit Light.

Scorching Yang Fire instantly clung to its body, but was suppressed and extinguished by the deep, heavy Demonic Qi it emanated.

’This Array has been turned into a Trapping Array!’

Another beam of Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Divine Light struck down, and a High Tier Celestial Demon let out a blood-curdling scream under the assault of the Demon-Slaying Divine Light.

For some reason, the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon suddenly thought of Yang Jing. In its entire existence, it had only ever suffered such a huge loss at Yang Jing’s hands.

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By this time, Yang Jing and the Wanhua Child had already cleaned up all the loose ends, flawlessly dealing with the two Capital City Commanders’ corpses, as well as Shi Jinrong’s concubine.

The two bodies were completely incinerated by Five Elements Spiritual Fire, leaving not a single trace behind. As for the concubine, the Wanhua Child had altered her memories with Five Aggregates Demon Qi.

In her memory, Shi Jinrong was listening to her sing and dance when he was suddenly called away by an attendant soldier.

"Master, that Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon is now trapped in the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array like a sitting duck. This is the perfect time to capture it."

The Demon-Catching Tripod had long been salivating over the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon.

Just Refining one of its arms had greatly benefited the Ten Thousand Transformations Demon Prohibition within it. If it could Refine the entire Celestial Demon whole, its power would soar.

Yang Jing shook his head.

"We’re heading to the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion immediately."

He was very clear about his priorities. The correct course of action was to smoothly pacify the Demon Realm and claim the great merit that came with it.

If he were to appear now, the army would likely become suspicious and wonder if he was connected to the deaths of the three Capital City Commanders.

Magistrate Guan of the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion was already salivating over the great merit of pacifying the Demon Realm.

Although the Wanhua Child felt it was a pity, a Magical Treasure always obeys its master’s commands unconditionally. It shrank its tripod body and attached itself to Yang Jing’s belt.

Yang Jing mounted his Cloud Escape and pushed it to full speed, heading straight for the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion.

As he flew, streams of Tokens, like fireflies, zipped past him from behind, all flying toward the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion.

Those were all Tokens requesting reinforcements and reporting the situation. He was likely the intended recipient for many of them.

With three out of four Capital City Commanders dead in a single night, the Demon Suppression Army was bound to fall into chaos.

But as long as they could hold the Magic Arrays, the losses shouldn’t be too great.

Yang Jing increased his Magical Power output, pushing his flight speed to its absolute limit.

The Northern Army Governor’s Mansion was only separated from the Demon Realm by a mountain range. Flying at full speed, it took Yang Jing less than three hours to reach the Governor’s Mansion.

Still on his Cloud Escape, he flew back to his own residence.

Yinjiao had already returned to his original form and was waiting in the courtyard.

"Master, you’ve returned."

As a Flood Dragon, the stealth effect of the Cloud Escape didn’t work on him.

Yang Jing revealed himself.

"Have you received the Tokens?"

Yinjiao immediately took out all the Tokens he had received that night.

"Master, all the Tokens are here!"

Yang Jing nodded and drew the Tokens toward him. He found that nearly half of them were from Wang Xu, each describing the army’s situation and asking him to return as soon as possible. The rest were from mid- to low-ranking officers.

With their direct superiors, the Capital City Commanders, dead, they could only send their messages to Yang Jing.

The contents of these Tokens were quite chaotic. Their knowledge of the situation was limited, and they were trapped defending their respective Arrays. The intelligence they sent was filled with a great deal of speculation.

Some even reported that Wang Xu was also dead.

Yang Jing gathered the Tokens.

"It’s time for us to go clean up this mess."

"Senior Brother Iron Head has remained on the Flying Boat with all the soldiers. The Flying Boat is ready to depart at any moment," Yinjiao said to Yang Jing.

"Good!"

In the Dong Kingdom, outside the Northern Domain, it would have been difficult to keep all personnel confined to the Flying Boat, but it was achievable with a little prestige.

But to be able to keep everyone confined to the Flying Boat right here in the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion... ’Iron Head already has the makings of a great general,’ Yang Jing thought.

Yang Jing took Yinjiao, Ji Feng, and his other disciples and headed for the Flying Boat.

Zuoqiu Feng and Iron Head had been waiting on the deck of the Flying Boat for a long time.

"Master!"

"That Magistrate Guan keeps coming to cause trouble, trying to seize control of the Flying Boat."

Zuoqiu Feng said, her almond eyes filled with killing intent.

If not for fear of causing trouble for Yang Jing, she would have long since brandished her Flying Saber and taught that old man a lesson.

"A contemptible opportunist."

Yang Jing snorted coldly.

"Let’s return to the Demon Realm."

Someone had clearly been watching the Flying Boat. The moment it began to lift into the air, a Tunneling Light shot over.

Within the Tunneling Light was Magistrate Guan. He cut a fine figure, with the noble air of a sage, and wore a magnificent Daoist Robe that gave him an extraordinary presence.

"Yang Jing! You led the army to a great defeat and caused my nephew to lose his life for nothing! Do you still have the face to go back and command the army?"

He blocked the path of the Flying Boat, attempting to stop it.

’The Nascent Soul Pill is quite the motivator,’ Yang Jing thought. He naturally guessed the reason for Magistrate Guan’s ugly display.

Canyuan True Monarch himself had lamented several times that Yang Jing’s Cultivation was too low to exchange this great merit for a Nascent Soul Pill. But Magistrate Guan was a Golden Core. If he claimed this merit, the Nascent Soul Pill would be well within his grasp.

"Ignore him. Ram right through."