Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 162 Improved Cultivation Speed
A small courtyard in a bamboo grove.

Cheng Feipeng sat on a small stool in Zhou Qing's study, waiting for Zhou Qing to finish his work.

Zhou Qing is still constructing the array to detect the surrounding environment. With the new runes given to him by Wu Tao, this research has made crucial progress.

These new runes gave Zhou Qing a great surprise.

Of the five missing runes in the anti-Qing and restoration formation, Zhou Qing found two.

There is another rune that is useful for detecting formations and even directly determines Zhou Qing's strategy.

Finally, Zhou Qing determined the possible direction of this formation.

That is to explore the distribution of spiritual pressure intensity.

This is a world filled with spiritual energy; almost everything contains spiritual energy, it's just a matter of how much.

Where spiritual energy gathers, there will be differences in spiritual pressure.

He could invent a formation to detect differences in spiritual pressure, thus knowing whether there were cultivators nearby.

The problem is that cultivators all have techniques to conceal their spiritual pressure.

Zhou Qing's formation requires techniques to penetrate hidden spiritual pressure and probe the cultivator's true spiritual pressure.

This is the hurdle that Zhou Qing is currently trying to overcome.

He had already made some progress, so he appeared more confident and radiant than usual.

A short while later, there was a knock on the door.

Zhou Qing gestured for Cheng Feipeng to open the door, and soon Cheng Feipeng and Wu Tao came in together.

Zhou Qing put down his work and said with a smile, "I heard that you were praised a lot by Master Bai and even received the treatment of a formation master. Congratulations."

Wu Tao laughed and said, "Isn't it all thanks to your help? I brought what you wanted."

As he spoke, he handed the formation he had memorized beforehand to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing hurriedly took the array and looked at the dense runes, which even he found complicated and difficult to understand for a moment.

It took him a while to gradually disassemble the entire formation and discover that it was a composite formation composed of hundreds of formations.

Only a few of the formations met Zhou Qing's requirements, which already satisfied him greatly.

He placed the array diagram beside him, then tapped the table lightly with his fingers. After a long while, he said, "Brother Wu, I promised you before that if you gave me the array diagram of the Spirit Realm, I would give you annotations for one hundred runes. I have already given you fifty. Today you can take the remaining fifty with you."

Wu Tao said with delight, "Brother Zhou, your word is as good as gold. I admire you."

Zhou Qing waved his hand and said, "This is nothing, but there is another matter I would like to discuss with Brother Wu."

"please say."

Zhou Qing said, "Brother Wu is currently at the height of his power in the Array Court, but the reality is not so optimistic. Brother Wu himself should be aware of this."

"It's already a miracle that you've been able to deceive Master Bai for so long, but it's hard to keep it up forever. There will always be a time when he finds out. Why don't you take the initiative to leave the Array Academy before that happens? I'm short-handed here. If Brother Wu can come and help, I will be extremely grateful."

If it were for his own benefit, Zhou Qing would rather Wu Tao stay in the Zhenfa Court.

In any case, he could completely control Wu Tao. With Wu Tao in the Array Academy, he could easily keep track of Bai Muyun's movements, and he could also borrow everything from the Array Academy's library.

But Wu Tao is an old friend after all. He has already obtained the runes and the Spirit Realm through Wu Tao, so there is no need for him to be greedy for more. Letting Wu Tao withdraw in time and protect himself is more in line with his own ideas.

Wu Tao, however, did not think so.

He had just received the status of a formation master and was the envy of everyone in the formation academy. For him to leave now would be worse than death.

At the same time, Zhou Qing's words felt like a thorn in his heart.

He thought to himself, "In the past, you needed me to obtain runes and array diagrams for you, so you let me stay at the Array Academy. Now that I've finally achieved such a high position, you want me to give up everything and work in your little workshop. This is simply too much."

Although he thought this to himself, he didn't show it on the surface and smiled, "Let's forget it. I'll stay at the Array Academy so that I can continue to serve Brother Zhou."

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "Brother Wu has his own ideas, and I won't force him."

Next, Zhou Qing handed over the promised rune annotations to Wu Tao.

Wu Tao was overjoyed and hurriedly left Ziyun Mountain with the annotations.

Cheng Feipeng frowned and said, "I think he looks indignant."

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "I saw it too. He has something on his mind that he can't get over, and there's nothing anyone can do about it."

“I’ve said everything I needed to say. If he makes the right choice, I will make sure he’s safe and sound. But if he continues to be so stubborn, there’s nothing I can do.”

People easily take everything they receive for granted without reflecting on how they came to be.

He understood Wu Tao's thoughts.

Wu Tao felt that he deserved his high position in the Array Court, so when he was asked to give up everything in the Array Court and come here, Wu Tao felt a great sense of injustice.

Cheng Feipeng pondered for a long time, wanting to speak but then stopping himself.

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Uncle Cheng, please feel free to speak."

Cheng Feipeng said, "I'm afraid he might do you a bad thing."

Zhou Qing shook his head and laughed, "He doesn't have that ability yet."

After seeing Cheng Feipeng off, Zhou Qing began his Qi cultivation practice for the evening.

Upon advancing to the third level of Qi Refining, the magnetic field range expanded to three zhang (approximately 13 meters), and its intensity also greatly increased, which significantly improved his efficiency in utilizing spirit stones.

It would normally take him two days to use up a high-grade spirit stone.

Now he can use up two high-grade spirit stones every night.

With the blessing of high-grade spirit stones, Zhou Qing's cultivation speed increased by another level.

He no longer has anyone to compare himself to.

He used to estimate his own cultivation speed based on the situation of his other junior brothers and sisters. For example, at first, his cultivation speed was only comparable to Wang Xiaohu's. Later, his cultivation speed improved and he reached the level of Wei Xu and Yuan Hongying. Later, he reached the level of Nie Yunxi.

Now there is no one left for him to compare against.

He could only roughly estimate that his current cultivation speed was roughly equivalent to that of a cultivator with thirty-odd spiritual roots using mid-grade spirit stones.

Mu Zhuosha has thirty-two spiritual roots.

In other words, his current speed of circulating Qi is roughly equivalent to that of the strongest genius in the history of the Qingyun Sect.

As his cultivation level increases and his magnetic field becomes stronger, his cultivation speed will also increase dramatically.

Zhou Qing estimated that it would only take him six months at most to advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining and reach Fang Yuhe's level.

Fang Yuhe took six years to reach this level, while he only took about three years.

Zhou Qing suddenly realized that the new disciples would be arriving soon, and he himself would soon become an elder of the Qingyun Sect.

He smiled gently, closed his eyes, concentrated, and entered a state of internal energy circulation.

Three hours passed quickly. Zhou Qing woke up from his qi circulation and continued to study his formation at his desk.

Time passes quietly.

(End of this chapter)