From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 64: Array Pattern
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Like a bolt of lightning tearing through the sky, the flying boat sped through the clouds outside Jiuchuan County.

Because of its extremely high speed, rings of milky-white sonic boom clouds continuously exploded around the hull, emitting a series of loud bangs.

Sitting inside the cabin, Qin Chuan could clearly feel the pushing sensation that almost pinned him to his seat.

Compared to the flying boats of Zhao Musheng and Huo Yuanjue that he had previously traveled on, Xuanji Zhenren's boat was worlds apart. The sharp whistling of the gale and the magical shield rubbing against each other filled his ears, like thousands of vengeful ghosts wailing outside the clouds.

"Is this the mount of a Golden Core cultivator or a temple-level immortal official?" he thought to himself in surprise.

In the span of just a few dozen breaths, the mountains and rivers below had already receded nearly a hundred miles. While the spiritual path certainly provided some support, the unfathomable Golden Core cultivation of True Person Xuanji was the fundamental reason for this terrifying speed.

At this speed, it will probably only take a moment to reach the blessed land of Mount Lu.

Although Qin Chuan had never left Jiuchuan in his life, he knew the territory of Chaisang Cave Heaven like the back of his hand.

The area beneath the grotto is divided into sixteen blessed lands, with the Lushan blessed land further encompassing eighteen districts and counties. Jiuchuan and the Lushan blessed land are separated only by the counties of Magu and Sanping, a distance of approximately two thousand li.

He looked out the window and saw the nine great rivers surrounding Jiuchuan quickly blur into a blur of shimmering water.

Before half an incense stick had burned, the flying boat had already passed the border of Magu County; after another cup of tea, Sanping County had also become a distant scene behind.

The clouds and mist cleared ahead, and we officially entered the blessed land of Mount Lu.

The blessed land is divided into six areas.

The flying boat did not land, but instead followed the spiritual path and headed straight for an aerial ferry floating in the sea of ​​clouds—a huge floating fairy island.

On the outskirts of the island, dozens of spiritual paths appear and disappear, like transparent veins extending in all directions.

The flying boat of Immortal Xuanji was sailing smoothly towards the immortal island along one of the routes. A majestic heavenly gate stood in front of it, with three powerful characters written in ancient immortal script: Lushan Station.

Just as Qin Chuan unconsciously stroked the side of the boat beneath him, something unexpected happened—

The Heavenly Essence Furnace actually trembled.

[Item: Xuanji Spirit Boat]

[This spirit boat, privately used by Daoist Xuanji, was meticulously crafted by the Haifang Sect, a major sect of celestial creation. It contains thirteen types of magical patterns, including "Cloud Pattern Restriction" and "Boat Building." Having been tamed by Daoist Xuanji for thirty years by the Heavenly Court, it is deeply imbued with his Daoist essence and contains the core principles of the *Five Grains Elixir Classic*. It can be used to individually refine the "Cloud Pattern Restriction," "Boat Building Mastery," "Cloud Seal Mastery," "Bird Seal Cloud Pattern Mastery," "Array Mastery," etc., or a portion of the *Five Grains Elixir Classic* cultivation. Alternatively, it can be completely recycled into 10000 magical essences.]

Qin Chuan felt a sudden dizziness and his mind was shaken.

He had no intention of touching it, but unexpectedly he discovered that the flying boat contained such an amazing treasure!
The total value is ten thousand Dharma treasures...

This far surpasses the most precious item he possesses, the "Nine Grades of Spiritual Scripture for Children".

Just as his heart was churning, the flying boat had already followed the spiritual path array patterns and quietly glided into the docking area of ​​"Lushan Station".

Master Xuanji flicked his sleeve, removing the outer layer of magical protective shield.

"Disembark," the Master said calmly. "We're going to board the Sky-Crossing Flying Boat on the island. Your ticket is ready; just follow me aboard."

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but look back at the flying boat worth tens of thousands of points of magical essence. Although he was extremely reluctant, he still got up and stepped out of the cabin.

With a flick of his sleeve, Master Xuanji caused the enormous flying boat to transform into a streak of light and disappear into a seemingly simple cloth bag in his sleeve—clearly, it was a spatial magic treasure far superior to the one bestowed by the county temple.

The moment his feet touched the ground of the floating immortal island, the protective barrier was removed, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged in like a tide. Qin Chuan involuntarily took a deep breath, his pores opening up, and spiritual energy permeated his limbs and bones.

Seeing this, Master Xuanji smiled calmly: "Although it hangs high in the sky, it is still a blessed land. Its spiritual energy is far superior to that of Jiuchuan County."

"It's more than just rich..." Qin Chuan exclaimed sincerely, "It's probably dozens of times stronger. I originally thought the difference between a county and a township was already an insurmountable chasm, but I never expected that the difference between a blessed land and a county would be even greater. It's hard to imagine what kind of fairyland the central areas of those prosperous grotto-heavens in the Eastern Continent must be?"

"Only when you personally experience the perfect world will you know what true amazement is." Master Xuanji's words were full of profound meaning.

He had cultivated for over three hundred years, and this was also the first time he had stepped out of this world. His knowledge of the perfect world that dominated one side of the heavens and seas was limited to what was described in the heavenly scriptures.

It is said that some official gazettes even claimed that "the spirit of the perfect world is sweet."

True Man Xuanji did not believe such nonsense.

Spiritual energy is spiritual energy; if it has a smell, it becomes miasma.

However, it is undeniable that Perfect World is the most developed realm among all the heavens, and its spiritual energy is recognized as unparalleled in the world.

Before long, Qin Chuan followed True Person Xuanji to the front of the flying boat "Qingming Ferry" that crossed the cave.

The boat was made entirely of jade, and its streamlined hull was engraved with ancient cloud patterns. It sat quietly in the air, like a lingering blue cloud.

Qin Chuan's mind raced, and he suddenly realized something, his heart surging with emotion.

"Just now, merely touching Master Xuanji's private boat, I sensed various forbidden patterns and Dao essences worth tens of thousands of points of Dharma essence. This inter-cave-heaven flying boat is a crucial artifact of the Heavenly Court for traversing all heavens, and its value is probably hundreds or thousands of times greater than Master Xuanji's flying boat! The crafting techniques contained within it must be even more extraordinary..."

At this thought, his heart pounded like a drum.

Master Xuanji, with his Golden Core cultivation, keenly sensed Qin Chuan's agitated emotions, but took it as a common occurrence for a young man embarking on his first journey across a celestial flying boat. He then said gently, "This boat will traverse the celestial realm, covering a distance of 90,000 li, which will take half a day. Along the way, I can explain to you in detail the many matters concerning this trip to the outer heavens, as well as the rules you must remember upon arrival."

"Yes," Qin Chuan replied, but his mind was already focused on the flying boat before him. From the outside, it looked no bigger than a painted boat, but he longed to touch its hull immediately and verify what he was thinking.

As Qin Chuan followed Master Xuanji onto the boat and entered the interior of the "Azure Ferry," he suddenly felt a sense of openness and spaciousness—the space inside was hundreds or thousands of times larger than what he had seen from the outside, enough to comfortably seat a thousand people.

"It's actually a Sumeru-Suppressing Mustard Seed Array... and it can even safely contain living creatures." He was secretly shocked. "The difficulty of crafting this trans-heaven flying boat far surpasses that of a storage bag!"

The more this was the case, the more he longed to make contact with this important celestial artifact.

Soon, the two found their respective seats on the prayer mats and sat down cross-legged.

Qin Chuan looked around. The flying boat that crossed the cave was only half full. Clearly, in an era when a ticket for the flying boat was worth fifty or sixty spirit yuan, it would take an ordinary Taoist ten years' salary to accumulate, let alone ordinary people.

He could sense that everyone on the flying boat possessed cultivation; they were probably either members of the Heavenly Court's celestial offices or elders and deacons of some private sects.

Soon, the airship will be about to depart, and people on board will begin checking tickets. After that,

Qin Chuan could feel the boat tremble slightly. He immediately looked outside and saw that there was only a vast expanse of white mist outside. After a while, the mist disappeared, leaving only a phantom feeling of space being stretched.

"The flying boat is moving, and since we're just idling around on it anyway, I'll chat with you a bit." Master Xuanji smiled, intending to test Qin Chuan's knowledge of the history of the heavens, and asked, "How was the Perfect World created and established?"

Qin Chuan searched his mind for historical knowledge within Taoism and replied, "The world where Perfect World is located was originally an ancient and barbaric world. Thirty thousand years ago, some rogue cultivators from the Golden Crow World fled across the Chaos and arrived at that barbaric land, where they established many cultivation sects. Nine thousand years ago, they formed the Cultivation Alliance, divided the original barbaric world into the Forty-Nine Dao Provinces, created the Heavenly Court, and called themselves Perfect World..."

Master Xuanji stroked his beard and nodded upon hearing this.

Unbeknownst to him, while Qin Chuan was recalling these things, his right hand had already inadvertently touched the Heavenly Palace's important artifact beneath him.

[Item: Sky-Crossing Flying Boat - Azure Ferry]

[A celestial artifact, framed by a dragon's bone and powered by spiritual liquid, its exterior resembles a weaving shuttle, its internal space folding a hundredfold. Crafted and designed by the two masters Zhang and Lu of the Celestial Crafts Hall, it underwent three thousand days and nights of refining by countless celestial craftsmen, and was inscribed with eight hundred array patterns by countless array masters. It contains profound magical essence.]

The Nine Heavens Wind Control Array Pattern, Spirit Pivot Gathering Yuan Array Pattern, Earth Vajra Array Pattern, Taiyi Pure Qi Array Pattern, Zhou Tian Star Fixing Array Pattern, Ten Thousand Mile Cave Array Pattern, Qiankun Guiding Array Pattern, Mustard Seed Containing Void Array Pattern, Wood Everlasting Spring Array Pattern, Concealing Breath and Hiding Form Array Pattern, Cross-World Communication Array Pattern, Void-Breaking Acceleration Array Pattern, Small Space Teleportation Array Pattern, and eighty-one other major array patterns.

The ten techniques imbued with the essence of Dharma nature, including "Hundred Refinements Melting Gold Technique," "The Secret of Heavenly Craftsmanship," "The Guiding of the Celestial Stars," "The Mustard Seed Constructing the Boundary Method," "The Spiritual Pivot Enlightenment Scripture," "The Heart Method of Returning All Streams to the Source," "The Art of Breaking Illusions and Spiritual Eyes," "The Wind-Riding Heart-Shattering Mantra," "The Indestructible Golden Body Technique," and "The Method of Response and Interaction of All Weapons," are as follows:

Each one can be extracted.

Alternatively, all of them can be recycled into: 800,000 Dharma aggregates.

(End of this chapter)