Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 125: Replenishing the Formation
As soon as Chen Beiwu stepped into the array hall, a beautiful female cultivator in green robes greeted him.

"Senior, what business do you need to handle?" she asked with a smile.

"I'm applying to join the Array Hall," Chen Beiwu said.

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator in green was taken aback.

The Mirror Moon Sect is renowned in the Earthly Realm for its alchemy skills, and most cultivators who join the sect are aiming for the Alchemy Hall.

The Array Hall is usually deserted, but few cultivators are willing to join it.

What's going on today?

Five cultivators who wanted to join the Array Hall arrived right away.

Chen Beiwu noticed the surprise in the female cultivator's eyes: "Is there a problem?"

"No, please follow me." Sun Ying led the way.

Stepping into the side hall, Sun Ying stopped and turned to Chen Beiwu: "Please wait a moment, the hall master will be here shortly."

Chen Beiwu nodded, casually found a seat, and glanced at the two men and two women next to him before being drawn to their conversation.

"Master Yun rarely manages the affairs of the hall, I never expected that she would be the chief examiner today," the woman in palace attire said excitedly.

The veiled woman's eyes shone with longing: "It's a pity that the sect leader never accepts disciples, otherwise I would really like to take this opportunity to become her disciple and learn about array formations."

"Actually, it's not entirely impossible. Brother Zhou has become a second-tier array master at such a young age. Perhaps he can make Hall Master Yun look at him differently," the burly man interjected.

“Yes, Brother Zhou’s talent in array formations far surpasses ours. Perhaps we really have a chance,” the woman in palace attire flattered.

The veiled woman pursed her lips but remained silent.

"Stop, stop! If you keep talking, I'll get cocky." Zhou Quan waved his hand, speaking modestly, but his brows betrayed an undisguised arrogance.

He was an unparalleled genius in array formations in his hometown.

He began practicing Qi cultivation at three, learned formations at four, became a formation apprentice at six, became a first-tier formation master at sixteen, advanced to a first-tier high-grade formation master at twenty-two, and became a second-tier low-grade formation master with a status comparable to Foundation Establishment at thirty-eight.

Honestly, his talent in array formations might not be considered outstanding even in the Alchemy Hall, which is known for producing alchemists.

However, if placed in the Array Hall, which does not hold a prominent position within the sect, he would definitely be considered one of the top geniuses.

"Senior brother, are you also applying to join the Array Hall?" The veiled woman, Zi Ling, greeted Chen Beiwu.

She could tell that the other person was no ordinary individual the moment they stepped into the side hall.

"Greetings, Senior Brother." The other three also bowed slightly to Chen Beiwu.

"Yes, I am quite interested in formations." Chen Beiwu nodded, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then began to inquire about the benefits of the Formation Hall.

"Joining the Array Hall will grant you a guaranteed sect salary. First-tier array masters can earn up to 100 contribution points per year, while second-tier array masters can earn up to 1,000 contribution points."

In addition, the Array Hall holds monthly lectures to answer questions from its disciples. The array teachers responsible for these lectures are at least mid-grade second-tier array masters.

If you're lucky enough, you might even have the chance to receive guidance from both Hall Master Yun and the Deputy Hall Master, two masters of array formations.

Listening to Zi Ling's explanation, Chen Beiwu immediately understood the sect's intention.

The annual salary of a maximum of one hundred contribution points is neither too much nor too little, but it's like a carrot dangling in the air, just enough to cover the basic expenses and daily living costs of a first-tier array master inscribing array plates.

If that first-tier array master wants to obtain extra cultivation resources and breakthrough pills, and keep his cultivation progressing so as not to die of old age, he must diligently complete the sect's tasks every day like an old ox, in order to accumulate enough contribution points and have any hope of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

'Fortunately, I have the Gate of Ten Directions,' Chen Beiwu thought to himself.

Relying solely on the sect's guaranteed stipend, it would take him at least eighty years to accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for the Spirit Fusion Pill.

Fortunately, his current goal is simple: to join the Array Formation Hall and gain the qualification to accept Array Formation Hall-specific missions. This will prevent him from falling into the predicament of being unable to accept suitable bounty missions offered by the Mission Hall.

"May I ask, what level of array master is Senior Brother Chen?" Zhao Qingxue, a female cultivator in palace attire, asked with curiosity.

"First-tier array master".

After Chen Beiwu advanced to the tenth level of Qi Refining, his spiritual sense surged, and he mastered most of the six elements of the formation.

However, due to limitations in his cultivation and magical power, his current mastery of formations cannot be considered that of a second-tier formation master.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Quan's eyes lit up slightly, and he suggested, "I have some insights into array formation research. If Senior Brother Chen is interested, we can exchange ideas and learn from each other when we have time."

Within the sect, there is a clear hierarchy. The highest-ranking disciples are the true disciples, followed by the sequence disciples, the main lineage disciples, the inner disciples, and the outer disciples.

Therefore, even though he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a second-tier array master, and had obtained the status of an inner disciple as soon as he entered the Mirror Moon Sect, and his cultivation was far superior to Chen Zi'ang's, he still needed to address the other party as senior brother, otherwise it would be impolite.

Just then, a female cultivator wearing a silver flowing dress with wide sleeves, a veil over her face, and hair that fell to her waist walked in, followed by Sun Ying, a female cultivator in green.

"Greetings, Hall Master Yun." Everyone stood up and bowed.

Yun Yishu nodded slightly, her gaze lingering almost imperceptibly on Chen Beiwu.

After only a few months, Junior Brother Chen has already reached the tenth level of Qi Refining. No wonder he is highly regarded by Senior Sister Zhu.

The only thing that puzzled her was that her master's four newly accepted disciples showed no interest in learning the art of weapon crafting, but instead wanted to join the Array Hall.

"Let's begin," Yun Yishu said succinctly.

Upon hearing this, Sun Ying immediately took out four sets of array plates from her storage bag and passed them on to everyone, explaining:

"The first test upon entering the hall is the repair of a broken array, with a time limit of one incense stick's time. The shorter the repair time and the more perfect the array structure, the higher the test score."

Chen Beiwu took the array plate and found that everyone's array plate was exactly the same.

"Everyone can check the array plates and array brushes." Sun Ying glanced around and said, "If there are no problems, the assessment will begin now."

As soon as she finished speaking, she lit the sandalwood incense on the jade table and began the timer.

'The array patterns moved in an invisible and unpredictable manner, missing a full thirty percent of their original shape. Coupled with the array's weak aura and numerous flaws, it always carried an undercurrent of killing intent.'

Chen Beiwu scanned the array with his divine sense and saw that this array plate was a first-order high-grade water-attribute unknown killing array.

According to the Nine Points of the Spiritual Pivot, the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint, the Three Laws of the Array Plate, and the Yin-Yang Yao Transformation Formula, he only needs to find two key points of the Spiritual Pivot on the array plate, and he can then easily complete this incomplete array by following the trend.

'Kan (坎) is three, Dui (兑) is five; Qian (乾) is two, Kan (坎) is eight.'

Having located the key to the spiritual pivot, Chen Beiwu began to inscribe it, completing the repair of the damaged array in one go.

He looked up and around and saw that Zhou Quan and the others were still working hard to reinforce the formation.

Without much thought, Chen Beiwu handed the array plate to Sun Ying.

The latter looked surprised and said softly, "Senior Brother Chen, are you sure you've repaired the formation?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

Zi Ling and the others looked up, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Zhou Quan's hand trembled, and the array plate was almost destroyed.

"How can it be!"

He took a deep breath and looked at Chen Beiwu with a complicated expression.

(End of this chapter)