The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 790 The final hurdle of the Cultivation Boat... This thing is not easy to deal with!

"Can't hold on?"

"Unable to withstand the consumption of the accelerated growth?"

After failing to cast a growth-enhancing spell, failing to cast a growth-enhancing spell using the humanoid form of light, failing to absorb a large amount of spiritual energy from the Dragon Palace using the humanoid form of light, and failing to cast a growth-enhancing spell again, Shen Le finally invited Qing Li to come again.

The young man in blue listened attentively as Shen Le recounted his thoughts, his progress, and his failures, his gaze focused and his expression calm.

After Shen Le finished speaking, he showed no sign of dejection, disdain, or any other negative reaction; he simply calmly offered his advice:
"This is not difficult. The Dragon Palace has a more powerful spirit-gathering array. I will retrieve it and have someone set it up here."

If Mr. Shen isn't worried about us stealing his techniques, we can provide the immortal jade, and Mr. Shen can inscribe the growth-enhancing array on it himself, then embed it into the spirit-gathering array?"

"That's great! You don't need to steal the growth-promoting formation; you can learn it openly and honestly. I'm even counting on you to carve a few more for me!"
I mean, the Ryugu Palace has helped me a lot, and I'm happy to be able to help you in some way..."

Qing Li smiled and stood up, instructing the tortoise general to carry the immortal jade on his back, the crab general to command from the center, and the shrimp soldiers to support him on the left and right. With heavy effort, they carried in large chunks of immortal jade.

Then, claws of all sizes flew about, or manipulated the soft water flow, assembling the jade blocks, which had been transported in large quantities like bricks, into a spirit-gathering array within the palace.

Another specially carved piece of immortal jade was delivered to Shen Le. Then, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals all retreated in a flurry, providing Shen Le with a quiet space.
"Mr. Shen, please—"

Even if Shen Le wanted to recruit people as laborers, he still had to work diligently and carve the things himself first.

He sat cross-legged in the middle of the large leather sofa, with a plate of spiritual fruits on his left and a small bottle of jade liquid on his right. From the incense burner behind the sofa, a wisp of spiritual fragrance rose gently, which had the effects of calming the mind, focusing the spirit, and replenishing spiritual energy.

Shen Le closed his eyes and once again transformed himself into a lithography machine, inscribing talismans into the spirit jade line by line, turn by turn, layer upon layer.

Below the small round table containing the jade liquid, three shelves were filled with immortal jade, layer upon layer. Qing Li had specifically instructed them before leaving:
"A talisman capable of accelerating the growth of such a divine tree must be extremely miraculous, and its creation process must have been incredibly difficult. If you run out of these immortal jades, Mr. Shen, please don't hesitate to give the word, and more will be sent immediately!"

Even so, Shen Le didn't want to waste anything. If he weren't worried that the monocrystalline silicon jade blocks made by the Special Affairs Bureau would explode due to their poor spiritual energy carrying capacity, he would have even considered trying them out with the monocrystalline silicon.

He held the immortal jade in both hands, closed his eyes and entered a meditative state. His spiritual power flowed out like a flood, seeping into the immortal jade and carving endlessly.

The light outside the palace brightened and dimmed, dimmed and brightened again. The spiritual fruits in the plate were silently replaced by the lithe snake princess.

In Shen Le's palm, the immortal jade shattered, exploded, or silently scattered into powder.

Finally, holding a piece of luminous jade that seemed to contain a pool of flowing emerald water, he leaped up:

"Done! -- Ouch!"

With a snap, the surface of the leather sofa beneath me cracked piece by piece, and inside the sofa, all the wooden frame, springs, and fillings, as if they had been eroded by hundreds or thousands of years, suddenly shattered into pieces.

A fragrant breeze wafted around them as the snake queen swiftly slithered over. One group helped Shen Le up, the second group cleaned up the broken furniture, and the third group quickly and efficiently placed new furniture and arranged the various furnishings.
"Honored guest, you must have been frightened... Please have a seat, esteemed guest, and have a cup of fine wine. Would you like to rest for a few days? Or is there anything else you need?"

Shen Le wasn't startled by the fall, but he was genuinely stunned by their whirlwind-like beating and treatment. Hearing the Snake Queen's question, he regained his composure and finally came to his senses:

"Ah...no need. It's alright, you can go and rest now, I'll carve another one..."

Having succeeded once, the second talisman jade was much easier to inscribe. Shen Le had only been in meditation for less than eight hours when he had a second talisman jade in hand.

Then, he packed the talisman jade and the three-dimensional image of the growth-enhancing talisman created on the computer together and threw it to Qingli:

"If you have any talisman makers here, or can find people to do the work, please help me make a few more... I estimate the required quantity will be considerable..."

As for himself, he summoned two old turtles who were said to be very knowledgeable about formations, as well as two clam maidens who assisted him, and ascended the altar to embed the talisman into the spirit-gathering formation.

On the magic circle, lines lit up rapidly, and a massive amount of spiritual energy formed a vortex at the top of the altar, swirling down and being dyed a lustrous green by the talisman jade, rushing towards the fragments of the Great Chun along the guidance of the magic circle.

The fragment remained motionless at first, but under the influence of the green light and the immersion in the spiritual liquid, it finally trembled slightly, and a faint hint of tender green appeared on its dark brown surface.

Immediately afterward, that patch of green rapidly advanced along the edge of the bark. It greedily absorbed the spiritual nectar, almost squeaking as it grew outward in a swirl, then another swirl…

"It's grown!"

"It's grown! It's grown!"

"This talisman works!"

Shen Le was so happy he wanted to pump his fist. He held his breath, stood on tiptoe, and craned his neck to watch the large fragment of the tree expand outward by a millimeter, then another millimeter, and then another millimeter.

When the growth-promoting jade talisman in the center of the spirit-gathering array finally overloaded and exploded into fragments with a "crack," the fragments opposite had already grown larger...

4.5 millimeters?

“Well, it’s not entirely useless…” Shen Le shrugged.

Based on the volume of the crack on that magic ship, he might need tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands, or even more jade talismans to fill in the missing part of the Jianmu tree.
Even so, this assumes that the fragments of the Great Chun tree and the Jianmu tree require the same amount of support to grow one millimeter. In reality, Shen Le didn't dare to have such high expectations…

Aside from "having a spring every eight thousand years and an autumn every eight thousand years", the Great Chun tree has no other supernatural properties. But the Jianmu tree is the legendary bridge connecting heaven, earth, and the gods!
"It's already quite good." Qing Li, who rushed over after receiving the news, was not as anxious as Shen Le.

In fact, after examining the growth marks of the Great Chun fragment and then the jade talisman fragment in the center of the spirit-gathering array, his face was full of smiles:
"We have many ways to make this jade talisman last longer, or to allow a single jade talisman to prolong the growth of the Jianmu fragments. Furthermore, we have many other resources to accelerate the growth of the Jianmu..."

At his command, shrimp soldiers and crab generals immediately rushed in, carrying the spirit-gathering array and reassembling it.

Then, a group of fish demons, each holding a flag, stood in several circles around the magic array according to the directions of the Four Symbols, Five Elements, and Eight Trigrams. The second jade talisman was embedded into the magic array, and sure enough, it emitted an even stronger green light.

The green light didn't fall on the fragments of the Jianmu tree opposite, but rather refracted, first landing on a crimson flag. The red flag waved, as if adding fuel to the fire, and the phantom of flames on it suddenly shot high into the air;

Then, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood. After going around in circles, the green light more than doubled in size and was further strengthened by the other layers of magic arrays. When it landed on the Jianmu fragment, it had condensed into a large piece of jade, firmly enveloping the fragment.

Under Shen Le's gaze, the tiny fragment, less than a fingernail's length and as thick as a sesame seed, which could only be described as a splinter from a tree felling years ago, suddenly began to grow rapidly, as if a time-lapse video had been played back.

Double the size, then double it again, then double it again...

When the jade talisman exploded, the fish demons fell to the ground in all sorts of crooked shapes, their scales cracked, broken, and sticking up. The size of this thing had increased tenfold, turning into a huge wooden stick sticking up in the spirit liquid basin.

Qingli quickly stepped forward, examined the area, and was very pleased:

"Excellent, excellent. Although it was artificially grown, it is rich in spiritual energy and has a stable texture, making it very suitable as a repair material. As for the damage to the jade talisman, leave it to me; we have a better solution!"

With a wave of his wide sleeves, a milky white mist immediately condensed in the air, turning into raindrops that dripped onto the fish demons that were rolling all over the ground.

Almost instantly, the scales on the fish demons' bodies were restored, becoming smooth and shiny. They all raised their heads and gulped down the raindrops.

Then, each of them assumed a cultivation posture and began to rapidly inhale and exhale.

Shen Le gave Qing Li a thumbs up. Qing Li smiled and nodded, then whispered:
"They have all made contributions and should naturally be rewarded. Don't worry, after this round, not only will their hidden injuries heal, but their skills will also improve."

If one is willing to serve loyally and has the aptitude, perhaps after the Dharma Boat is completed, one can get one step closer to transforming into a dragon!

The Dragon Palace is known for its clear system of rewards and punishments, so it naturally has no shortage of aquatic creatures willing to serve. Clearly, while the Dragon Palace may lack a powerful weapon refiner capable of repairing that magic ship, it does have some excellent talisman makers.

At the very least, once Shen Le handed over the jade talisman and the computer 3D model (it was uncertain whether the latter would be helpful), he never worried about the lack of jade talismans again.

In fact, altars were built directly on the lakeside, and processions of dragon palace attendants circled the lake, emitting and lifting up beams of green light that landed directly on the damaged parts of the Dharma boat.

It certainly wasn't those two large breaches, nor could it be. However, along the edge of the Dharma Boat, there were many small bumps and cracks, which were gradually healing under the soothing green light...

Shen Le said, "Thank God, I've finally escaped a job."

He happily abandoned the task of promoting growth, sat down by the lake, and let the luminous figure formed from his spiritual energy and inner breath rise above his head, beginning to knead lines with his hands:
The light of the rosy clouds is the warp, and the magnetic energy is the weft. First, pull apart those tangled threads and straighten them out one by one;
Then tear them apart one by one, straighten them, and flatten them;

For the remaining missing parts, use the primordial energy of heaven and earth to form a loom, take in the new bright light and primordial magnetic energy, twist them into lines, and then weave them into shape.

Using a mending technique, each thread is connected to the broken part, and then spiritual energy is used to connect them, ensuring that the newly mended parts blend seamlessly with the old ones...

The ship was enormous, and the outer magnetic barrier of radiant light was naturally no smaller as well.

With the mindset of painting an aircraft carrier (which might be several times more demanding), Shen Le climbed up and down, went around in circles, and finally managed to barely repair most of the damaged parts.

As for the thick lines connecting the array nodes, there's nothing that can be done; we can only wait until the array nodes are repaired...

"The copper of Shoushan, the jade of Kunshan!" Shen Le couldn't help but sigh loudly.

"How do I actually forge this thing into an array node? I really don't know how!"

His weapon-forging method is unique: take a large piece of homogeneous material, use his spiritual power as a photolithography machine, and carve layers of runes into it.

Like the copper from Shoushan and the jade from Kunshan, these two completely different spiritual materials must be combined to create a point where yin and yang embrace each other—

Shen Le felt that if he had that ability, he would have studied chemistry back then and gone off to work on chiral molecules, instead of spending his time in archaeology, cultural heritage, and ancient architecture...

"Mr. Shen, you've really worked too hard these past few days." Seeing him pacing around a fixed point on the deck with his eyes glazed over, as if he wanted to bury his head in the planks, Qingli smiled slightly and came over to comfort him:

"There's no rush. His Majesty himself said that suppressing the rebellion for a few more years or decades is no problem at all. Why doesn't Mr. Shen go and rest, take a bath, and get some sleep? Perhaps he'll have some ideas when he wakes up?"

The surging Poyang Lake was soaking beneath his feet, and the rising netting shone in the copper plate. Shen Le felt a great sense of urgency and did not want to waste time resting.

Despite Qingli's repeated pleas, and even the summoning of the beautiful Snake Queen and Clam Maiden, who wanted to escort and carry him to rest, Qingli persisted.

Shen Le had no choice but to escape into the large penthouse, soak in the jacuzzi, take a comfortable bath, and then collapse onto the bed.

He had originally wanted to use his brain to think about the methods of weapon forging, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he immediately fell into darkness and didn't even have a dream.

When she woke up again, Qingli was all smiles, her face beaming with joy.

"Mr. Shen, the issue of the array node substrate has been resolved. We've enlisted the help of some friends and utilized the Special Affairs Bureau's smelting and manufacturing resources to produce the first batch of node bases, which are currently being inscribed!"

It works, that's good. Shen Le breathed a long sigh of relief:
Fortunately, the Special Affairs Bureau took over the matter! But to be honest, when Penglize flooded, the government was the most overwhelmed. By helping, they were actually helping themselves!
"Now there's only one last question..." His brows relaxed, and his voice became lighter:

"Shall I go check those two cracks? See if there's any way to fix them?"

"please!"

Standing before the rift once more, Shen Le still felt a sense of dread, as if one wrong step would result in him being sliced ​​into pieces.

But this time, he was able to feel the power at the damaged part of the Dharma Boat more clearly:

"What exactly cut this ship open?"

Shen Le held a piece of immortal jade in his hands. At the center of the jade, a platinum-gold light pulsed incessantly, as if it were alive.

"This thing... is going to be difficult to handle!"

(End of this chapter)