Alchemist Yun Shan swept his peripheral vision across the two opposing factions locked in a standoff, then raised his hands in a greeting toward the Wei Family.
"You flatter me, Patriarch Wei. In my youth, I was reckless and obsessed with the Dao of alchemy, hoping to use it to break through the limits of Qi Refining. In the end, however, I simply wasted my youth and accomplished nothing. As for the position of Sect Master, it rightfully belonged to my broad-minded yet seemingly foolish senior brother. How can one speak of me abandoning it?"
Alchemist Yun Shan's tone was unhurried, as if he cared nothing for the grim situation at hand. He continued softly, "Ah, surely Patriarch Wei understands that this secret realm is one of the nodes of the Heaven-Locking Array. Calculations show that once this node is destroyed, more than half of the Heaven-Locking Array's restrictions will be broken. Even if we leave the remaining nodes and restrictions untouched, given the passage of time, they will hold out for no more than another century.
Chapter 288