Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 180 Eavesdropping Device

The entire West Pole uses the same calendar, which is the Heavenly Calendar designated by the only Nascent Soul Daoist school in West Pole.

Zhou Qing still doesn't understand what shape this world really is.

But it's probably not the kind of universe he knew from his previous life, where planets orbit stars to form galaxies, and galaxies orbit a giant black hole to form a star system.

Therefore, it is difficult to say that the world calendar was established based on the laws of celestial phenomena.

It is said that the Nascent Soul Daoist Temple has special people who can observe the qi and the atmosphere of heaven and earth.

The waxing and waning of the heavens and earth follow a certain unchanging principle.

The Nascent Soul Daoist Temple uses the waxing and waning of weather patterns to establish its calendar.

The Qingyun Sect's Formation Tournament was a groundbreaking event in the Western Continent, so the members of the Formation Academy were on high alert. A sect historian, dedicated to recording the preparations and execution of the tournament, had solemnly recorded it in the sect's historical records:
On the 29th day of the ninth month of the 1258th year of the Tian Shi calendar, the Formation Tournament was held.

On September 28, the day before the conference, Wu Tao finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Under the cover of night, he secretly went to Zhou Qing's house. Before Zhou Qing could let him in, he eagerly asked, "Brother Zhou, is that thing you mentioned that can transmit sound ready?"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "It's already done, but there have been some things that need to be adjusted and redesigned, so it's been delayed until now."

As he spoke, he took out a formation token from his storage bag and gave it to him.

Wu Tao examined the array plate and saw that its surface only had some beautiful patterns, but no runes, which meant that the array plate was made using encryption.

He wasn't surprised at all.

Now that Zhou Qing is on par with the Array Court, he naturally cannot display the array formations at will as he did before.

Not only Zhou Qing, but also the Zhen Court.

Previously, those array formations that were not for sale but were used internally by the sects were publicly recorded by the Array Academy, but now they are recorded in encrypted form.

This was to guard against Zhou Qing.

Wu Tao asked, "How do I use this?"

Zhou Qing said, "Just like a regular jade tablet, you can activate it by inputting spiritual energy."

Wu Tao said worriedly, "Won't someone find out?"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "The reason why ordinary sound transmission arrays or spells can be detected is because the traditional method uses spiritual energy to transmit sound, which is why they cannot hide it from others."

"My method doesn't use spiritual energy to transmit sound, so I'm not afraid of others noticing."

Wu Tao asked curiously, "If you don't use spiritual energy, then why activate the formation?"

Zhou Qing said, "The purpose of the formation is merely to collect other sounds in the venue, not to transmit sound. You don't need to delve into the technical details."

"Go back now, let's test its effectiveness, just in case anything goes wrong tomorrow."

Wu Tao said, "Okay, I'll go back now."

After saying this, he set off from Ziyun Mountain and returned to the Array Academy.

Upon arriving at the research lab, Wu Tao was immediately taken aback.

It turned out that Bai Muyun was waiting in the research room.

Seeing Wu Tao return, Bai Muyun asked, "Where have you been so late again?"

Wu Taoqiang composed himself and said, "I'm a little tired, I'll go out for a walk to clear my head."

Bai Muyun smiled and said, "You've really worked hard these past few days."

The organization of the Formation Tournament was personally overseen by Bai Muyun and two masters. Wu Tao, who was highly regarded by Bai Muyun, naturally participated in the event as well.

Bai Muyun asked, "The conference will be held tomorrow. Are you ready?"

Wu Tao was taken aback and asked, "What preparations?" Bai Muyun replied, "The preparations that will make us famous in the Western Extremity Formation World."

"For the past year, rumors have been circulating throughout the Western Continent that the Qingyun Sect has produced a genius array master named Zhou Qing. Tomorrow they will find out who the real genius is."

"I've read the rune analysis you gave me; it's the work of a genius. I wasn't wrong about you."

Wu Tao said, "You flatter me, Master. It's just a small achievement."

The rune analysis that Bai Muyun mentioned was actually the one hundred runes that Zhou Qing had given him when he exchanged the Spirit Realm.

He used all these runes to maintain his persona as a rune genius, and by the day before yesterday he had given the last dozen or so to Bai Muyun.

Without other sources of income, he would soon be unable to maintain his public persona.

I just hope that tomorrow's formation competition will solidify his reputation as a formation genius once again.

Bai Muyun began to tell him about the array masters from various sects who would be participating in the conference the next day, so that Wu Tao could have some prior knowledge.

Wu Tao was eager to test the jade token given to him by Zhou Qing, but he didn't want to send Bai Muyun away.

Suddenly, a thought struck him: Wouldn't it be better if the Sect Leader were here? He could activate the jade tablet now, and if the Sect Leader couldn't detect it, then tomorrow at the venue, no one else would notice.

Thinking of this, he secretly channeled a stream of spiritual energy into the jade tablet he held in his palm.

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A small courtyard in a bamboo grove.

Zhou Qing unusually interrupted his Qi cultivation for a day, using the time specifically to test the performance of the jade tablet.

He was fiddling with a jade plaque similar to the one he had given to Wu Tao.

This is the final product after four months of hard work.

This finished product has been greatly optimized, and now it no longer needs his magnetic field ability to vibrate the metal plate to emit infrasound.

He used formations to achieve a similar function.

The array engraved in the jade tablet can transform a person's words into a specific form of spiritual energy fluctuation. This spiritual energy fluctuation will then vibrate the fire core iron plate embedded inside the jade tablet, emitting infrasound waves of a specific frequency.

Because the spiritual energy only works inside the jade tablet and does not spread to the outside, it will not be detected by cultivators.

The result was this: a real-time eavesdropping device.

Zhou Qing immediately realized that this thing could be of great use in this world.

In the cultivation world, there are countless magical techniques and supernatural abilities used to spy on others, but they all share the same fundamental principle: these techniques and supernatural abilities ultimately rely on spiritual energy.

The only difference lies in whether the way spiritual energy is used is subtle enough to be imperceptible to others.

His eavesdropping device minimized the use of spiritual energy, primarily using infrasound, a different system from spiritual energy transmission.

The cultivation world is not yet familiar with it, so naturally they haven't developed any defensive measures.

I can use this time difference to do a lot of things.

Of course, he didn't expect this thing to stump the experts in the cultivation world forever; in the end, it was just about exploiting an information gap.

Less than an hour after Wu Tao left, Zhou Qing felt a vibration emanating from the jade tablet he was holding.

A voice seemed to resound directly in his mind; it was Bai Muyun's voice:

"We invited seven sects, but only five came in the end. The Longevity Sect and the Crimson Fire Sect didn't come because they have a partnership with Zhou Qing, and they will regret refusing us!"

"All the array masters participating in the conference will form an alliance. In the future, we will share techniques and exchange experiences, and we will become the pinnacle of array formation in the Western Continent."

(End of this chapter)