Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 204 Repairing the Magic Circle
The elder of Pingding Sect was taken aback. "Is this the sword cultivator who defeated our Ye'er in the Four Sects Tournament using shameless means?!"

Lin Jian: “?”

Zhengyang Sect Elder: "?"

"So what!" Elder Pingding Sect sneered. "Those participating in the Four Sects Grand Competition are all rising stars of their sects. Perhaps they can become the backbone of our four sects in the future, but how can they shoulder heavy responsibilities now? Right now is a critical moment for the survival of our two sects. How can we let a junior who is only at the Foundation Establishment stage cause trouble?!"

The elder of the Zhengyang Sect glanced at the forest and, with a somewhat embarrassed expression, said to Yun Feiyang, "Feiyang, don't joke like this at a time like this. Quickly take him down..."

Lin Jian stood with his hands behind his back, taking another step closer on his sword. "Waiting for the Zhou Tian Star Array to heal itself might not be possible even by the time our term of duty ends. Who knows what might happen in such a long time? If we really don't do anything, are we just going to leave these wounds on our backs to be forever left for demons to walk through at any time?"

"Nonsense!" The sect leader was also annoyed when he heard his words being refuted. "What do you, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, know? I've been observing this formation for so long, do you think I don't know how long it takes for it to heal itself?"

Lin Jian turned to look at him, "The recovery rate you observed is its current rate of recovery, but the spiritual energy here is limited, and the great formation cannot absorb enough spiritual power. The recovery rate will only slow down in the future. During this period, who dares to imagine what the Heavenly Demon can do using these dozen or so backdoors? Waiting for it to recover on its own is tantamount to us waiting to die here!"

"This..." The sect leader was taken aback, only then realizing a factor he might have overlooked before.

Yes, if the great formation wants to recover itself, does it mean it can obtain spiritual power and materials out of thin air?
The spiritual energy in places like the Heavenly Abyss Demon Rift is weak. Even the disciples of the Zhengyang Sect who came to guard it needed an additional array to help restore the true energy they had lost. How much spiritual energy would such a large array need to repair these dozen or so damaged parts?

Upon realizing this, the sect leader was momentarily stunned. "What... what should we do?"

The initial worst-case scenario now seems like a bad choice. How can they possibly protect this land of the Heavenly Abyss Demon Rift?
“I told you, listen to me,” Lin Jian said firmly. “I just went through the star hole to that void and saw with my own eyes the overall operating rules of the entire Zhou Tian Star Array. The self-repair you mentioned is not about replenishing, but about guiding. The array itself does have a self-repair function. If we can guide spiritual energy to specific nodes, the repair efficiency can be doubled.”

"This..." Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Although Lin Jian's words sounded more reasonable than their opinions, he was, after all, just a Foundation Establishment disciple.

After a brief silence, the sect leader of Zhengyang Sect, who was most skilled in formations, changed his approach to perceiving the star cave in front of him, and then nodded and said, "Perhaps what he said is true."

The elder of Pingding Sect paused for a moment, then looked solemnly at Lin Jian and asked, "How confident are you?"

No one in the forest had ever handled such a large-scale magic array before, so at this point, they could only tell the truth: "We will do our best."

"Alright!" The Zhengyang Sect elder nodded. "Then we'll do our best!"

Since their backup plan is no good, and the others have no ideas at all, what else can they do but trust Lin Jian?

It sounds a little ridiculous, though. With so many Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators from both sects present, they ultimately have to rely on a Foundation Establishment disciple to solve this problem. It's laughable if word gets out.

"If there's anything you need our help with, just say so. From now on, anything that's useful for repairing this Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array, you can use us old guys as you please." Fearing that others might feel awkward, the Zheng Yang Sect elder was the first to insist.

"it is good!"

Lin Jian didn't stand on ceremony, reaching out to draw patterns in the air before everyone's eyes using golden true energy. As each of the powerful figures present gradually appeared, shimmering structures resembling spiderwebs yet distinct from one another...

Yun Feiyang was the first to ask, "Brother, what is this...?"

"These are the different spiritual paths surrounding the thirteen damaged star nodes. Now, I need each of you to be responsible for one node and to memorize all the details of the spiritual path in your assigned area. These details are crucial to whether we can successfully repair the great formation... or whether we will cause it to be damaged even more severely. Make sure you remember every single detail!"

Each node has a different surrounding structure, and the degree of damage to each node is also different.

The distances from those core repair nodes vary, and in this case, the key spiritual paths around the thirteen damaged nodes are naturally also quite different.

"Don't worry!" Although Yun Feiyang felt a little dizzy looking at the complex patterns on the single piece in front of him, how could he hold back at a time like this?
Everyone present looked at the thirteen different patterns in front of them and subconsciously tried to memorize them all.

After all, the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array is an extraordinary array. Even just understanding a little bit of it, let alone mastering the whole array, is a huge step forward in the art of arrays.

If one can learn from and draw inspiration from this practice, then the benefits are beyond words.

However, just as he tried to use his spiritual sense to memorize everything, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head.

The various shapes and structures of the patterns, like glowing tadpoles, were darting around in their minds, like a balloon about to burst, threatening to completely rip their heads apart.

Everyone immediately focused their attention and no longer dared to be presumptuous and try to memorize everything.

'As expected of the Zhou Tian Star Array! Such a grand array is far beyond our reach.'

'Luckily, I stopped in time, otherwise I would have been shocked into a state of mental incapacity.'

'Even with my Nascent Soul stage cultivation, I could only barely memorize eight of them. How did this kid manage to memorize them all?'

Several different gazes swept over the figure flying on the sword, intentionally or unintentionally, with a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.

However, with important matters at hand, and seeing that they did not have the opportunity, they did not force it.

"what's next?"

"Next, please lead your disciples to the star nodes you have chosen and actively channel your true energy according to the spiritual path I have given you. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth can help it repair itself, and our cultivators' true energy is even more exquisite. However, the input of this true energy must not be wrong in the slightest. Therefore, you who are in charge must remember the structure of the spiritual path to ensure the balance and stability of the spiritual energy in the entire node structure."

"it is good!"

With the plan settled, everyone set out on their own.

(End of this chapter)