Looking at this powerful but saddened old man, Kai even felt a little sorry for him. He smiled and decided to lighten the mood.
- ''Elder Brood, if I ascend to the Core Sphere in the future, I will definitely take you to fly with me! Hehe. - Kai shouted with a laugh.
- Fuck you... - The old man said angrily.
But right after that, he returned to his optimal state. He realised that he had fallen into melancholy, and that Kai had noticed that he was just trying to cheer him up. This old man was in the Star Sphere and was a Grand Elder of the Shadow Sect. In the hierarchy of the entire martial arts world, he was in the highest echelons! But it seemed that he also had his frustrations....
'Even the most powerful people have weaknesses...' - Kai thought, looking at Elder Brood.
Just as Brood was about to start grumbling something, he heard the sound of a door opening.
- Greetings Kai! Good day to you too Old Fox! - A man shouted out with a smile.
It was Elder Caius, who was walking with several other old men and a young girl. It was Iris and a few Elders of the Array Alliance. Also among them was Elder Ovian.
In a normal situation, this would be nonsense! The representatives of the Array Alliance inside the Alchemy Alliance!
- Aha... Hello, sissy. - Elder Brood calmly replied.
But it was surprising that an atmosphere of enmity and competition didn't appear in the air. Usually, when these two met, things would turn into a war of words.
Right now, even Elder Caius himself was surprised.....
- You're being too obedient today... Even though I'm a member of your precious Alchemy Alliance? - Raising an eyebrow, Caius asked.
- Honestly, I'm not in the mood to argue with you... Look what that guy has done... - Said Brud and pointed his hand towards the centre of the hall.
Just by walking in, the Array Alliance Elders had already noticed something interesting, but they were too far away for now. Caius had already briefly told them the whole backstory, and none of them believed it. But when they saw how Brood was behaving, they began to suspect something....
- Greetings, honoured elders! Please evaluate my Alchemical Array! - Kai shouted with a smile.
- Alchemical Array...? - With a strange expression, one of the Elders gave out.
As expected, such a name sounded like a mockery to them. If they didn't know the backstory, they would have already started to judge and teach Kai.
- Don't jump to conclusions. Let's go take a look first. - Caius said calmly.
After saying that, he took the initiative and moved forward. He went straight to the centre of the room. The closer he got, the more things came into view. Before he even reached the centre, he could already see the shock in his eyes!
A similar situation happened with the other old men. All of them were experienced in their craft. Looking at the Kai Array, they could definitely tell that it wasn't a fake or just some beautiful drawing. But what astonished them... They didn't understand the working principle of this array!
It seemed to be completely unique. Many of them began to discuss the array and its various elements vigorously. Most of them they had never seen before.
- Look here! Can you feel the energy travelling through it! I thought it was unrealistic to create such a frequency! This can definitely help with my research! - Shouted out one of the old men.
- And this one! Look! The energy in it is smoothly looped! How is that realised?! - The second one was dumbfounded.
These two were followed by other similar exclamations. It seemed that the old men had only been here for a few moments, but they had already found a wealth of inspiration. Most of them were Grand Elders and were also in the Star Sphere. With the Spiritual Sea, their perception of energy was on a completely different level!
These Elders were at the level where they were able to see some things on their own without needing to take cues from the creator. They didn't need a teacher to retell all the nuances. Although that was disastrously worse than the Eyes of Essence. Still, they were no longer blind. After a lot of experimentation and practice, they would be able to copy some small elements. And then, they would be able to use them in their developments.
Many of these old men, had already been working on their arrays for years. Sometimes, the idea was a dead end, because there was simply no way to implement the necessary process. For example, for the stability of the second old man's array, an element with a smooth, continuous circulation of energy was exactly what was needed. Except it didn't exist! At least not until today...
- If I can replicate it, I might be able to revive my research! - The old man frantically shouted out and quickly squatted down.
He began to stare intently at the array element and muttered something to himself.
- Listen Brud... It... - Caius began to speak in a daze.
- It works... It does work... The array is incredibly useful. - Brood replied seriously. At this point, he wasn't even being sarcastic. And seeing the reaction of people who really understand arrays, he realised that he had greatly underestimated its importance.
At that moment, Elder Ovian came up to them. He could clearly see and hear everything that was happening around him. At this moment, his eyes were shining!
- Hahaha! Old Man Mo hasn't forgotten about our Shadow Sect! - Ovian laughed loudly, ''To send such a guy to us... This is a gift! I knew that old man had his own expertise! - Ovian continued laughing.
This kind of behaviour wasn't quite typical of him. It just seemed like he was really happy right now! This array would make a huge contribution to the Shadow Sect's strength! Aside from its own importance, it would give a boost to two Alliances at once. Especially if the Elders of the Alliance Array find solutions to their deadlocked issues. In that case, several more useful arrays would appear in their Shadow Sect.
- Kai, when did Old Man Mo teach you this?! How did you even manage to memorise it!!! - Ovian asked in excitement.
- Hehehe...'' Cai laughed awkwardly, ''Elder Ovian, Master Mo didn't train me in Array Mastery... Once I entered the Cultivator stage, he sent me off on my own. At that time, I would simply not have the ability to draw arrays.'' - With a smile, Kai replied.
- What... Then how! - The old man shouted dumbfounded, but as soon as he said that, he instantly fell silent, -I'm sorry Kai, it's none of my business. I didn't mean to pry into your personal affairs, you just surprised me too much,' Ovian apologised instantly.
In the world of martial arts, prying into other people's secrets and looking for the source of their skills was a very bad thing. Every strong master had their own secrets and practices. They were their source of power, and their most sacred secret.
If you managed to find the legacy of some forgotten, powerful master, it was your luck and your merit. Luck was also considered part of a master's power! It was considered a resource like any other in this world.
Even under the pain of torture and death, any of the masters would prefer to take their secrets to the grave! And the secrets of those who had divulged them on their own..... were simply too insignificant. For such weaklings simply couldn't have anything of real worth.
That didn't mean you shouldn't hide your secrets. Even knowing you wouldn't crack, someone stronger than you might still try. It's stupid to move around the slums when you're all decked out in gold. Even though the law forbade looting, won't there be those who won't be stopped? There are always those who don't care about rules and logic. That's why Master Mo warned Kai to keep his secrets.
- It's okay, Elder Owyang, I know you mean well. Besides, I really tried hard this time. I was surprised I did so well myself. - Kai answered truthfully.
- Good is not the right word... - Looking at the array, Ovian replied.
It was still hard for him to comprehend everything that was happening, but the fact was there... Kai hadn't lied and had indeed combined Array Mastery and Alchemy into one! Now he had set an incredible precedent. Ovian even wondered if this might alleviate the incredibly long conflict between the two Alliances.
'This guy came out of nowhere, and in a month he's already brought about great changes. Although they're not so obvious now... I think I understand why the Head of Border Beast City sent him here. There, he could have led everyone to disaster...' - Looking at Kai, the old man thought.
Some people must be in the right place. If they are in an environment that is too weak for them, the environment itself will begin to collapse....