Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 916 The Ultra-Long-Range Magic Array, Xiao Jia Advances!
"I don't know what this material is?" Zhou Xun asked.

"You don't need to worry about the materials; the City Lord's Mansion will take care of that. You just need to master this formation!" the woman replied slowly.
"correct!"

"If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to come to me. If I have the time, I'll certainly answer your questions!"

For Beishan City, this teleportation array is arguably the only passage to the outside world, and even if it comes at a cost, it is worthwhile.

As he spoke, he took out a jade talisman and handed it over:

"This is my communication talisman. If you need anything, you can message me directly!"

"As for the thirty spirit crystals as payment, you will receive them after you have finished repairing the teleportation array!"

"Thank you, senior!" Zhou Xun accepted the jade talisman.
I never expected that participating in the repair of the teleportation array would not only yield me the array diagram but also a reward of thirty spirit crystals. It was truly an excellent job.

He was originally going to leave Beishan City, and he was willing to help even without any reward.

However, since there are spirit crystals available, it's only fair to take them.

"Blood Spear, take young friend Zhou to the teleportation hall for a look!"

"Yes!"

Then, Blood Spear Heavenly Lord led Zhou Xun out.

"We are so grateful to Fellow Daoist Zhou for this. Otherwise, it would have been quite difficult for the City Lord to repair this formation by himself!"

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me!" The two chatted idly along the way, and soon arrived in front of a magnificent hall.

The teleportation hall was located in the northwest corner of the city lord's mansion. It was made entirely of dark blue "mysterious jade stone" and its surface was engraved with intricate array patterns, which gleamed with a cold luster in the sunlight.

The roof of the hall is hexagonal, with a bronze bell hanging from each eave. It moves automatically without wind, making a clear sound, and there is a faint flow of spatial power.

Two Nascent Soul cultivators stood guard at the entrance of the hall.

One of them was dressed in a crimson robe with a flame mark between his eyebrows, while the other was clad in dark green armor. As Blood Spear Heavenly Lord and Zhou Xun approached, the two immediately bowed in respect.

"Greetings, Heavenly Emperor!"

Blood Spear Heavenly Lord nodded slightly, took out a bronze token, and struck it towards the palace door. A beam of azure light shone from the token, striking the groove in the center of the palace door.

Instantly, the array patterns on the surface of the palace gate began to flow as if they were alive, and a layer of light blue light rippled out like water, revealing an entrance that could be passed through.

To prevent further damage from outsiders, they have not only stationed Nascent Soul cultivators to guard the area, but also set up a fourth-tier top-grade restriction.

“Fellow Daoist Zhou, please.” Blood Spear Heavenly Lord gestured.

As Zhou Xun stepped inside, he immediately felt a strong spatial force rushing towards him, causing his skin to tingle slightly, as if countless tiny silver needles were gently pricking it.

The passageway is inlaid with luminous pearls on both sides, their soft light illuminating the passageway.

After walking about thirty feet, the view suddenly opened up before me—

A magnificent hall, covering an area of ​​over fifty zhang (approximately 33 meters), came into view.

In the center of the main hall, a huge teleportation array occupied two-thirds of the space.

The magic array is composed of nine layers of ring-shaped bases, each layer is covered with dense array patterns, as fine as hair, yet clearly discernible.

The array bases are connected by nine "empty crystal pillars".
However, at this moment, the great formation appeared dilapidated and broken.

The outermost three array bases were forcibly torn apart by some immense force, the twisted metal surfaces charred black.

Three empty crystal pillars broke, scattering fragments all over the ground.
The array patterns on the ground were also severed by a sword mark several meters long. Roughly estimated, the damaged area accounted for about a quarter of the total.

He pointed to several broken array patterns, "These marks vary in age, it seems more than one group of people were responsible for damaging them!"

Blood Spear Heavenly Lord smiled wryly: "Fellow Daoist Zhou has keen insight. A year ago, during the Grand Ceremony of Descending to the Realm, an enemy took advantage of the chaos to infiltrate and try to completely destroy the teleportation array. Fortunately, the City Lord arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Zhou Xun nodded and slowly paced around the array, sometimes bending down to examine the direction of the array patterns, and sometimes closing his eyes to sense the spatial fluctuations.

After an incense stick had burned, he opened his eyes and a slight smile appeared on his face:
"Although this formation is severely damaged, its core structure remains intact. Repairing it according to the formation diagram should be feasible."

Blood Spear Heavenly Lord was overjoyed: "In that case, I will give this pass to you, fellow Daoist." He took out a silver token and handed it to Zhou Xun.

"With this token, you may enter and exit the teleportation hall at any time. I have instructed the guards not to stop you."

Zhou Xun took the token; it was icy cold to the touch. The front was engraved with the words "Beishan," while the back featured a miniature star map.

He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you. Once I have deciphered the array diagram, I will begin the repairs."

Zhou Xun soon returned to his cave.

"Senior, how is it?" The Que brothers also came to Zhou Xun's cave to inquire about the situation.

"We don't know yet, but I went to the teleportation hall and saw that although the formation was damaged, the core was intact. Moreover, with the Lord of Beishan City personally taking action, it should be repaired soon!"

Zhou Xun spoke slowly.

"That's good!"

They were also worried that it would take too long.

Although some unexpected things happened during this descent ceremony, the gains were considerable; both of them obtained a large number of treasures.
With the addition of recruiting Zhou Xun this time, exchanging for a spiritual item that allows one to advance to the Nascent Soul stage should not be a problem.

After seeing off the Que brothers, Zhou Xun immediately set up an isolation barrier in the quiet room and slowly unfolded the "ultra-long-distance teleportation array" diagram.

The moment the array was unfurled, the entire quiet room seemed to be pulled into a vast starry sky.

Countless silver specks flew out from the scroll, intertwining in the void to form a three-dimensional array structure.

Each array pattern flowed like a living thing, sometimes transforming into a galaxy, sometimes condensing into ancient seal script, which was extremely mysterious.

"What an ingenious design." Zhou Xun's pupils contracted slightly.

This array was more than ten times more complex than any teleportation array he had ever encountered before.

The core array alone is divided into nine nested layers, and each layer gives rise to 360 variations.

Not to mention the spatial anchoring patterns connecting each node, which are as fine as gossamer yet interlocking.

He took a deep breath, focused his divine sense on his fingertips, and gently touched the outermost array pattern. Instantly, a massive amount of information flooded into his sea of ​​consciousness—

'The third rotation of the Qian position requires the use of Void Stone as a guide, combined with Star Sand.'

This information washed over Zhou Xun's mind like a torrent.

Fine beads of sweat quickly appeared on his forehead, and his temples throbbed.

After only half an hour of meditation, he felt that nearly 30% of his spiritual energy had been consumed.

“No wonder the Lord of Beishan City needs help.” Zhou Xun rubbed his temples with a wry smile.

If he hadn't previously crafted a simplified teleportation array in the human realm, he probably wouldn't even know where to begin.

After a moment of thought, he suddenly remembered something and took out a purple jade box from the depths of his storage bag.

The last three leaves of "Cloud and Mist Tea" lay quietly in the box. The leaves were translucent, with tiny dewdrops condensing on their surface. Even through the jade box, one could smell the refreshing aroma of the tea.

"I hope this can lend me a hand."

Cloud and mist tea can temporarily enhance comprehension, making it most suitable for studying martial arts techniques and secret arts. Now is the perfect time to use it. Zhou Xun took out a set of jade tea utensils.

It is made of ten-thousand-year-old cold jade.
He flicked his fingertips, and a wisp of true fire ignited at the bottom of the pot. Instead of boiling water, he first used his spiritual power to warm the teaware three times.

Once the teaware had developed a lustrous sheen, a gourd of "Heavenly Clear Spring Water" was brought out. This water was collected from the summit of a towering snow-capped peak, and every drop contained pure spiritual energy.

It was found in the storage bag of some unlucky Nascent Soul cultivator that day.

Carefully pour into the teapot
Then, he picked up three pieces of Yunwu tea, put them into the pot, and turned the fire into a simmer.

Strangely, the spring water in the pot remained at a state of just about to boil.

The tea leaves unfurl in the water.
Before long, the spiritual tea was prepared, and a three-inch-high plume of white steam shot out from the spout, resembling wisps of clouds in the sky.

Zhou Xun didn't dare to delay and immediately poured a cup.

"Gudong-"

As soon as the spiritual tea entered his stomach, Zhou Xun felt a jolt throughout his body.

A cool sensation rose from the dantian and rushed straight to the Baihui acupoint. It was as if the morning bell and evening drum echoed in the sea of ​​consciousness, sweeping away all distracting thoughts.

When you look at the diagram again, the originally obscure patterns have become clear and orderly.

"Wonderful!" Zhou Xun was overjoyed and immediately became engrossed in it.

Time flies like water. In the blink of an eye, three days have passed, and Zhou Xun's front is piled high with calculation jade slips.

Some of the array patterns on the jade slips are so complex that they are dazzling, and some even float and rotate on their own.

His understanding of the battle diagrams gradually improved from initial confusion to a clearer grasp of their intricacies.

A month later, Zhou Xun suddenly got up and headed to the teleportation hall with dozens of jade slips in his hands.

Upon seeing that he was a Heavenly Lord Array Master holding a token, the guards respectfully allowed him to pass.

The grand formation inside the hall still stood silently.

Zhou Xun compared the array diagram with his finger, pointing lightly at the damaged area: "So the array patterns at the 'Tianquan position' here are not connected in straight lines, but rather in a spiral pattern that runs through the three layers of array base."

The more he looked, the more frightened he became.

Some seemingly random cracks actually disrupted the most critical spiritual energy nodes. If not for the array diagram pointing them out, ordinary array masters would never have discovered the mystery.

"I must consult the City Lord of Beishan." Zhou Xun took out a jade talisman and entered his three most perplexing questions into it.
Inside the Star Pavilion, the City Lord of Beishan was meditating.

Upon receiving the message, she frowned slightly: "Only a month has passed, and he hasn't even gotten inside? It seems I overestimated him."

But when her divine sense swept over the question, her eyes suddenly widened.

Those questions not only pointed directly to the core of the formation, but some even involved details that she had not noticed before.

The most ingenious question was about "the method of channeling spiritual energy when space is folded".

This step involves extremely advanced content.
"Completely grasp a quarter of it in a month?" The City Lord of Beishan was greatly astonished.
When she first learned this technique, it took her three years to reach this level. After a moment of contemplation, she suddenly began to draw in the air with her fingers together.

Starlight converges and transforms into a three-dimensional array projection.

She answered Zhou Xun's three questions one by one, and each answer led to further deductions.

"go with!"

The City Lord of Beishan gazed into the distance, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes: "This boy's talent in array formations is probably far superior to mine."

Inside the cave, Zhou Xun was overjoyed to receive the reply. The North Mountain City Lord's explanation was not only detailed, but also included many insights beyond the array diagram.

Continue to contemplate,

And so, time flew by.
Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhou Xun's comprehension of the teleportation array diagram was nearing its end.

Just then, a sudden change occurred.
Suddenly, the spiritual energy within the cave began to fluctuate.
He suddenly looked up, his divine sense spreading out like a tide, instantly locking onto the source of the spiritual energy anomaly: the Xuanjia Armored Armored Little Armored ...

"I'm about to break through!" Zhou Xun suddenly stood up and flashed into the courtyard.

At this moment, the entire side room was enveloped in a rich earth-elemental spiritual energy.

The earthy yellow spiritual energy condensed as if it were a physical substance, forming a small, phantom mountain above the cave.

The mountain's surface is covered with mysterious patterns, with faint traces of tortoise shell-like textures flowing through it.

Even more astonishingly, these spiritual energies contained wisps of silver light.

Sun Yuanxuan was already waiting in the courtyard, her pale purple skirt fluttering in the spiritual energy. Upon seeing Zhou Xun appear, she hurriedly stepped forward: "Young Master, Xiao Jia..."

"No need to worry, this is a good thing, he's getting promoted!"

At that moment, a muffled "boom" suddenly came from the side room.

The entire phantom of the small mountain trembled violently, and countless fine cracks appeared on its surface.

Through the crack, one could see a cyan-gold cocoon inside frantically absorbing and releasing spiritual energy, each contraction causing the ground within a radius of a hundred feet to tremble slightly.

"It's alright." Zhou Xun pressed down on Sun Yuanxuan's slightly trembling hand. "Xiao Jia has a mutated bloodline and has refined the demon core of a fourth-grade high-quality 'Earthly Mystic Turtle.' This breakthrough is a natural outcome."

With that, he waved his sleeve, and twelve array flags shot out, setting up a "spirit-gathering array" around the side room.

Immediately, more earth-attribute spiritual energy was extracted from the earth's veins, transforming into streams of yellow energy that flowed into the cocoon of light.

"Click——"

A crack suddenly appeared on the surface of the cocoon.

Through the crack, a blurry figure could be seen curled up inside, with a tail covered in scales on its back that was visibly shedding its scales, gradually becoming smooth as jade.

Just then, the spirit beast pouch at Zhou Xun's waist suddenly opened automatically.

A golden light shot out and landed, transforming into a child with dragon horns on its head—it was none other than Little Gold, a mid-grade fourth-tier Azure Gold Flood Dragon.

He looked up at the cocoon of light, his golden vertical pupils filled with envy: "Master, Xiao Jia is really going to surpass me."

He was ahead of him when he advanced to the fourth-tier Demon Emperor realm, but now he's been overtaken.
Zhou Xun rubbed Xiao Jin's dragon horns: "You still need time to digest the 'superior-grade demon core' you refined. Once we arrive at Wandao Lake, we will help you break through."

Suddenly, the cocoon of light in the side room burst into a blindingly bright light!
All the spiritual energy was swallowed up like a whale sucking in water.

The illusory image of the small mountain collapsed with a deafening roar, transforming into countless cyan-gold light spots that scattered across the sky. All the strange phenomena vanished, as if they had never existed.
"It's done!" Zhou Xun's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he laughed heartily.
The side room door opened by itself without any wind, and a boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old slowly walked out.

He wore a blue-gold short shirt, his skin was as smooth as jade, and his eyebrows and eyes still had a bit of childishness, but the spiritual pressure emanating from his body had already reached the fourth-level high grade!

Most surprisingly, his iconic scaly tail had completely disappeared, and he looked no different from an ordinary human boy.

"Master!" Xiao Jia grinned, revealing two adorable fangs; he was extremely excited.
"Look, I have finally taken full human form!"

Sun Yuanxuan covered her mouth and chuckled, "Even your features have become much more refined."

Xiao Jin pouted and said sourly, "So what if you can fully transform?" As he spoke, he couldn't help but touch the dragon horns on his head.

"Don't worry, you'll be quick too!"

(End of this chapter)