Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 129 The Celestial Phoenix
"Well, junior brother, you can think of this array plate as a replica of a one-time talisman. Palace Master Yu named it the Clarity Array Plate."

Yun Yishu explained, "Unlike ordinary array plates, the modified Transparent Array Plate does not require time to set up in advance, nor does it require divine sense to activate, nor does it require finding terrain as the array eye. It only requires the user to input a little magic power to activate it, and it can lock onto the enemy and automatically deploy the array."

"Even a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining who has not yet developed divine sense can release the array at any time to fight the enemy if they obtain the Tongming Array Plate."

"Of course, as a trade-off, the power of the array displayed by the Transparent Array Plate will be 30% to 40% weaker than that of a normal array."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu's heart skipped a beat, and he said incredulously.

"Senior sister, do you mean that a cultivator who doesn't understand formations can also release a large formation using the Tongming Formation Plate?"

“That’s right. Palace Master Yu once said that formations shouldn’t be something lofty and unattainable, but rather something that can be used by all living beings.” Yun Yishu’s eyes shone with longing. “For this reason, Palace Master Yu broke with convention and created an unprecedented secret formation technique – the Art of Clarity!”

"Senior sister, could the Palace Master Yu you mentioned be...?" Chen Beiwu couldn't help but swallow hard.

The Immortal Alliance's array formation tradition spans at least several million years, yet no array formation master has ever been able to create such an incredible array plate.

Compared to the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, the cultivators of the Southern Wilderness are simply astonishing in their research and innovation in the art of magic.

"Yes, it is indeed the current Palace Master of the Array Hall, True Person Yu Shuiyao," Yun Yishu said admiringly.

"Senior sister, can I learn this Clarity Technique?" Chen Beiwu asked subconsciously.

Compared to such secret array techniques, the [Eight Gates Bewitching Array] array plate in his hand suddenly seemed less appealing.

"This technique has extremely high requirements. The practitioner must have the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage and hold a position of at least the Hall Master of the Array Formation Hall." Yun Yishu smiled, not surprised.

When she first heard about the Tongming Secret Technique, her expression was just as excited as her junior brother Chen Ziang's.

"I see." Chen Beiwu nodded, feeling a little regretful.

Such secret array techniques could easily allow someone to establish their own sect and become a grandmaster within the Immortal Alliance.

Unfortunately, he doesn't meet the requirements for studying right now.

Just then, a streak of light suddenly fell into Senior Sister Yun's palm. "The formalities have been completed. The island that the sect has assigned you to patrol is Qing Su Island. I'll take you there now."

……

Qingxu Island was originally an unnamed reef island in the desolate sea.

Fifty years ago, the Mirror Moon Sect's Array Hall set up thirty-six Great Arrays that gather seas and return to islands, using whale bones as pillars and dragon corpses as eyes, drawing the essence of water from all directions to temper the island's veins, continuously filling in the sea to create islands and expanding the veins.

Thirty years later, a third-grade superior water-attribute spiritual vein took shape, the island was initially formed, and spiritual energy surged naturally, attracting many cultivators from the vast wilderness to gather.

Today, with the vigorous development of the Mirror Moon Sect, Qing Su Island has gradually become a prosperous island for cultivating immortality.

In the evening, at Qingxu Market, the branch hall of Zhuanxing Palace.

Four Foundation Establishment cultivators, one man and three women, stood quietly below the Star Turning Platform, waiting in the absence of any other cultivators.

"Why would the sect suddenly send a patrol envoy to Qing Su Island?" The pale-faced old woman asked, her eyes filled with doubt.

"Could it be that the higher-ups have discovered something amiss? Brother Lu, what do you think?" The slender, charming young woman's eyelids twitched.

The handsome male cultivator dressed as a scholar shook his head. "Impossible. If the sect really knew about the situation on Qing Su Island, we would have been captured by the Hall of Justice long ago."

He turned to look at the spirited female cultivator on his right, dressed in a plain white cross-collar ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with her hair falling to her ears, naturally sharp eyes, and a gray-feathered eagle perched on her shoulder:

"Sister Yu, you're usually the most well-informed. Do you know anything about this newly appointed patrol commander?"

Yu Pan lowered her eyes slightly and said calmly, "Brother Zhao, there's no need to worry. According to the information, Chen Zi'ang is just a new disciple who joined the sect last year, and he is a Qi Refining cultivator who came from a rogue background."

"How is that possible?" The charming young woman parted her red lips slightly. "He's not even a Foundation Establishment cultivator, how did he become a patrol officer?"

"Why not? In my opinion, this new patrol officer is most likely a blood relative of a sect elder who has been living outside the sect." The old woman breathed a sigh of relief. She wasn't afraid of a second-generation descendant coming down to gain prestige, but she was afraid that the sect would strictly investigate the matter of land reclamation and island building.

“Elder Wei is half right. The new patrol envoy is the fourth disciple of Master Zhu, the head of the Judicial Hall,” Yu Pan said with a wary tone.

"hiss!"

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, their eyes filled with surprise, and the charming young woman couldn't help but gasp.

Master Zhu is a renowned Golden Core cultivator and a fourth-tier weapon refiner within the sect.

It is no exaggeration to say that his disciples are like fierce dragons crossing the river, and are not to be offended by ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"This is actually a good thing. A Qi Refining cultivator is much easier to fool than a Foundation Establishment cultivator." Lu Lei gently waved his feather fan, a confident smile on his face.

A Golden Core disciple, not Master Zhu himself descending.

Since he dared to take action against the land reclamation and island building project, he must have had the support of high-ranking members of the sect behind him.

"That's true." Everyone smiled on the surface, but they were still nervous inside.

After all, the title of Master Zhu, the number one Golden Core cultivator, was not something promoted by the sect, but something he earned by fighting his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
"Everyone, please maintain your decorum. The imperial envoy is almost here," Lu Lei reminded them.

Upon hearing this, the other three all straightened their expressions.

"Buzz!"

A moment later, the teleportation array on the Star Transfer Platform shone brightly, revealing two figures, a man and a woman.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

"Greetings, Inspector General."

The four of them said in unison.

Yun Yishu nodded slightly and looked at her junior brother.

"Please introduce yourselves," Chen Beiwu said calmly.

This is the advantage of becoming a disciple of the Golden Core sect and having a sect as a backer.

Even if one's cultivation level is only at the Qi Refining stage, Foundation Establishment cultivators must still bow and pay their respects before him.

"My name is Lu Lei, and I am the head of Qing Su Market. I am responsible for the daily management and recruitment of staff in Qing Su Market." Lu Lei placed his right hand in front of him and bowed slightly.

“Wei Bichun, deputy head of Qing Su Market, is in charge of market finances, transactions, and taxes,” the old woman said.

"Xiao Qing, judicial inspector, is responsible for the supervision, investigation, and law enforcement affairs of Qing Su Island," the charming young woman said.

“Yu Pan, the guardian of Qing Su Island, is responsible for maintaining and balancing the Gathering Sea Returning to Island Array,” the spirited female cultivator said.

Chen Beiwu nodded, his gaze sweeping over the four people.

'Wait, could this be a Heavenly Eye Mystic Eagle!' Chen Beiwu's gaze paused slightly as his attention was drawn to the fledgling eagle on Yu Pan's shoulder.

At first, he didn't pay much attention, thinking it was a mixed-blood eagle, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong.

In the ancient times of Tianyuan Star, a great demon named Jiantian Yuzhuo was born. It fed on dragons and could fight against true dragons to a standstill. Its ferocity was overwhelming, leaving a significant mark on the history of the Immortal Alliance.

According to the Immortal Alliance's "Secret Examination Scroll of Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Beasts," the Heavenly Eye Xuanzhi inherited a trace of the Yuzhuo bloodline, making it one of the descendants of the Jiantian Yuzhuo and a third-tier treasure beast ranked second on the Earthly Fiend List.

Because its combat power far surpasses that of a third-tier treasure beast and it can rival a fourth-tier mystic beast in the same realm, its name includes the character "玄" (xuan), and it is hailed by the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance as the Heavenly Eye Mystic Beast!
(End of this chapter)