Chapter 456: Chapter 424: Array Dance

The four of them stood inside stone chamber number one and didn’t leave immediately. Li Qian couldn’t contain his doubts and finally spoke up, "Teacher Liang, why didn’t you have the Time Spirit rewind a longer period over a wide area just now? We might have found more that way."

Hearing Li Qian’s words, Teacher Liang gave a wry smile and glanced at him. "You make it sound like a large-scale time reversal is so easy to perform."

"My Time Spirit is still in its juvenile stage. Before its Level has increased, its limit is only about ten minutes."

She wasn’t worried about revealing her own situation and continued, "In reality, if Liu Zhi had gritted his teeth and held out to the end, I wouldn’t have been able to do anything to him."

When Li Qian heard this, a strange expression appeared on his face. So Teacher Liang’s confident declarations just now were all a bluff.

And yet, Liu Zhi had actually fallen for it, confessing everything on his own and laying it all out clearly.

Li Qian couldn’t help but want to laugh. ’I wonder if Liu Zhi and Liuqing Garden would be angry enough to cough up blood if they found out the truth.’

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about the pair who were only getting what they deserved and focused his gaze on the stone murals.

He pointed to the densely packed figures that looked like they were performing a shamanistic ritual and asked, "Teacher Liang, do you know what kind of dance this is?"

"What? Is this dance also related to evolution and cultivation?" Hearing Li Qian’s question, a glint appeared in Teacher Liang’s eyes.

In fact, based on her knowledge of the Fourth Epoch and her interpretation of the information from the murals in these ruins, a vague guess had already formed in her mind.

This dance was, more than likely, truly related to evolution and cultivation.

And it was precisely because of this guess that her interest was instantly piqued.

Li Qian shook his head. "I don’t know."

The main issue was that he couldn’t explain his Golden Finger, so he just made up an excuse. "I’m just rather interested in this strange dance. I feel like some of the movements seem to conform to some kind of pattern."

"The fact that you can see that these movements conform to some kind of pattern is enough to prove that you have a pretty good Talent for archaeology as well," Teacher Liang said. "If you’re interested, you could consider studying this field in the future."

"Thank you, Teacher Liang. I’ll seriously consider it," Li Qian said. This wasn’t just a perfunctory reply; he really did have such thoughts.

Just as he had guessed before, once cultivation reached a profound level, it was inevitable that one would have to delve into archaeology. After all, too many cultivation and evolution methods had been buried in the dust of history.

It was just that at this stage, his energy was limited. He certainly wouldn’t get sidetracked, lest he neglect what was important for something trivial. He knew how to keep his priorities straight.

After responding, he continued, "But I have a feeling that this dance... it doesn’t seem complete. Is something missing?"

This was a problem he had discovered after observing and recalling it several times. Moreover, he felt that it was precisely the incompleteness of this dance that was preventing his third mission from progressing.

Hearing this, Teacher Liang looked at Li Qian, a flicker of shock flashing through her eyes. She hadn’t expected his observation skills to be so meticulous.

No, this wasn’t something that could be discerned through observation alone. It was most likely a kind of intuition.

At this moment, she truly felt that even if Li Qian didn’t study cultivation and focused his energy on archaeology instead, his achievements would certainly be no less impressive.

As this thought crossed her mind, she actually had the idea of poaching Li Qian for the Archaeology College. However, considering the achievements Li Qian had made in cultivation, if she really did that... never mind whether she could even successfully recruit him, that old gang from the Cultivation College would surely come after her with a vengeance.

After some thought, she dismissed the notion. She looked at Li Qian, her gaze softening. "You’re right. This dance is indeed not complete."

The moment Teacher Liang said this, a look of profound shock and disbelief instantly appeared on Bai Bingbing’s face.

Li Qian had no experience with archaeology; he was a complete newbie in this area. Yet, after just a few days of observation, he had actually managed to see so much.

’I’ve been here much longer than him but haven’t discovered a single thing!’

At that moment, her confidence was about to shatter. She couldn’t help but doubt Teacher Liang’s words. ’Am I really a genius in archaeology?’

’Why is the gap between me and Li Qian so huge?’

Ignoring the change in her student’s expression, Teacher Liang continued, "The movements of these small figures are actually a type of sacrificial dance."

"The reason you feel it’s incomplete is because this sacrificial dance is a type of Array Dance!"

It was the first time Li Qian had ever heard this term, and he couldn’t help but repeat it. "Array Dance?"

"Yes, an Array Dance!"

Teacher Liang said, "A so-called Array Dance is actually an Array formation dance. You draw an Array Map on the ground, activate the Array, and then dance within the Array according to a specific pattern!"

"I see!" A look of sudden realization dawned on Li Qian’s face. "So what’s missing is the Array Map part."

"Exactly!" Teacher Liang nodded.

"Then... I was wondering if you could complete this Array Map, Teacher Liang?" Li Qian asked, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Asking for help so directly was indeed a little difficult for him, especially since Teacher Liang wasn’t his own mentor.

However, upon hearing Li Qian’s request, Teacher Liang didn’t hesitate at all and agreed without a moment’s delay. "I can!"

"Looking over all the information from these ruins, and adding it to what I know from other Fourth Epoch ruins that have been excavated, completing this Array Dance shouldn’t be too difficult."

After a pause, Teacher Liang suddenly proposed, "However, because there is quite a bit of information involved, completing it won’t be that easy. So, I’d like to invite you and Bingbing to join me in this work."

"If you do, I’m confident we can complete this Array Dance in three days at most."

Hearing this, Li Qian looked troubled. "Well..."

"What’s wrong? Is it inconvenient for you to participate?" Seeing Li Qian’s hesitation, Teacher Liang asked.

"That’s not it!"

Li Qian smiled. "It’s just that I’ve never participated in this kind of research before. I’m worried I won’t be of much help!"

"You don’t need to worry about that at all. I’ll manage the overall work. You just need to follow the methods I give you to find the corresponding materials. With your Talent, it will definitely be no problem!"

Teacher Liang said decisively, "Besides, aren’t you going to study archaeology in the future anyway? You can take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with it..."

’Since Teacher Liang trusts me so much, and since she is, strictly speaking, helping me with this matter, there’s even less reason to back down.’

Li Qian agreed to Teacher Liang’s suggestion. The four of them wasted no more time and went straight out of stone chamber number one. However, none of them noticed that the pool of blood left on the ground after injuring the Night Dog had, at some unknown point, completely vanished.

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